Stelton, New Jersey | |
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Stelton Baptist Church | |
Coordinates: 40°30′51″N74°24′13″W / 40.51417°N 74.40361°W Coordinates: 40°30′51″N74°24′13″W / 40.51417°N 74.40361°W | |
Country | |
State | |
County | Middlesex |
Township | Edison |
Elevation | 115 ft (35 m) |
GNIS feature ID | 880876 [1] |
Stelton is an unincorporated community located within Edison Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. [2] [3]
Established in 1689, the Stelton Baptist Church is the state's second oldest baptist congregation. [4]
The present-day NJ Transit Edison station was originally constructed c. 1870 at Central Avenue and Plainfield Avenue and named “Stelton” after the Stelle family, early settlers in Piscatawaytown who arrived in 1668 and who were still numerous in the area in the 1880s. [5] The Pennsylvania Railroad renamed the station to Edison on October 29, 1956, as part of the changing of names in Edison to reflect the newly honored Thomas Alva Edison. [6]
Avenel is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Woodbridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 17,011.
Dunellen is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 7,227, reflecting an increase of 404 (+5.9%) from the 6,823 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 295 (+4.5%) from the 6,528 counted in the 1990 Census.
Edison is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, in the New York City metropolitan area. Situated in north-central New Jersey, Edison lies within the core of the Raritan Valley region. As of the 2010 United States Census, Edison had a total population of 99,967, retaining its position as the fifth-most populous municipality in New Jersey. The 2010 population reflected an increase of 2,280 (+2.3%) from the 97,687 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 9,007 (+10.2%) from the 88,680 counted in 1990. Edison's population has been above the 100,000 threshold since 2010, increasing by 0.7% to a Census-estimated 100,693 in 2018 before dipping back to 99,758 in 2019.
Metuchen is a suburban borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, which is 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of New Brunswick, 19 miles (31 km) southwest of Newark, 26 miles (42 km) southwest of Jersey City, and 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Manhattan, all part of the New York metropolitan area. Metuchen is surrounded by Edison. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 13,574, reflecting an increase of 734 (+5.7%) from the 12,840 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 36 (+0.3%) from the 12,804 counted in the 1990 Census.
Piscataway is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 56,044, reflecting an increase of 5,562 (+11.0%) from the 50,482 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 3,393 (+7.2%) from the 47,089 counted in 1990.
Woodbridge Township is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a total population of 99,585, reflecting an increase of 2,382 (+2.5%) from the 97,203 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 4,117 (+4.4%) from the 93,086 counted in the 1990 Census. Woodbridge was the sixth-most-populous municipality in New Jersey in 2000 and 2010. Woodbridge hosts the intersection of the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway, the two busiest highways in the state, and also serves as the headquarters for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
Hopelawn is an unincorporated community located within Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
The Stelton Baptist Church is in the Stelton section of Edison, New Jersey. It is the second oldest Baptist Church in New Jersey and the tenth oldest in the United States.
Edison is an NJ Transit station located 30.3 miles (48.8 km) southwest of New York City on the Northeast Corridor Line, in Edison, New Jersey. It is at the corner of Central and Plainfield Avenues in the Stelton neighborhood of Edison which is located in the southwestern corner of the Township, and accessible by car via Reed Street. A small privately run convenience store operates in the waiting room of the north/New York City-bound platform. Passengers use a ticket machine as there is no station agent or station office. Elevators and ramps make both the north- and south-bound platforms wheelchair accessible. With the growing population of Edison, ridership has increased over the last 10–15 years, resulting in a shortage of parking spaces on weekdays and heavy traffic during rush hours.
Bonhamtown is a section of Edison Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
Penns Neck is an unincorporated community located within West Windsor Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The community developed at the intersection of the Trenton-New Brunswick Turnpike and Washington Road. The Penns Neck Circle and the historic Penns Neck Baptist Church (1812) are both located in Penns Neck. The Princeton Branch rail line, known as the Dinky, has run through the area since 1865, and stopped at Penns Neck station until January 1971.
Hoffman is an unincorporated community located within Monroe Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The settlement is located at the site of a former railroad station on the Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad. Today, most of the area is made up of homes and housing developments along Hoffman Station Road and Gravel Hill-Spotswood Road. Forestland and the Manalapan Brook valley make up the remainder of the area.
Clara Barton is an unincorporated community located within Edison Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It takes its name from Clara Barton.
Edgars or Edgar is an unincorporated community located within Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It approximately includes the area around Woodbridge High School over to Rahway Avenue, south of the Port Reading Railroad. The upper section of Ridgedale Avenue is known as Edgar's Hill. There was a Pennsylvania Railroad stop called Edgars approximately where Prospect Avenue would cross the railway, steps for this are still visible on the western side as of 2016.
New Dover is an unincorporated community located within Edison Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The neighborhood began as colonial village that was part of adjacent Woodbridge Township. Along with Bonhamtown, New Durham and Stelton, it is one of the older historical communities of the township.
New Durham was an unincorporated community and now a neighborhood located within Edison in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, south of Dismal Swamp.
North Stelton is an unincorporated community located within Piscataway Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
Potters was an unincorporated community and now is neighborhood located within Edison Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
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