Rockefellows Mills, New Jersey

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Rockefellows Mills, New Jersey
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Along eastbound River Road at Rockafellows Mills Road
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Location of Rockefellows Mills in Hunterdon County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
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Coordinates: 40°31′11″N74°49′15″W / 40.51972°N 74.82083°W / 40.51972; -74.82083 Coordinates: 40°31′11″N74°49′15″W / 40.51972°N 74.82083°W / 40.51972; -74.82083
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County Hunterdon
Township Raritan
Elevation
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115 ft (35 m)
GNIS feature ID879759 [1]

Rockefellows Mills (also spelled Rockafellows Mills) is an unincorporated community located within Raritan Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. [2] The settlement is located along the South Branch Raritan River near Three Bridges. The river is spanned in the area by the historic Rockafellows Mill Bridge built in 1900 [3] and part of the Raritan–Readington South Branch Historic District. [4] Most of the area within the Raritan Township side of the river is forested however on the north side of the river in Readington Township, some farmland dots the area. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rockefellows Mills". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016. Lists in Readington Township
  3. "Rockafellows Mill Bridge". Historic Bridges. 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  4. Bertland, Dennis (December 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Raritan–Readington South Branch Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 44 photos
  5. Google (January 31, 2015). "Rockefellows Mills, Raritan Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved January 31, 2015.