Barbertown, New Jersey | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Hunterdon County#USA New Jersey#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Barbertown in Hunterdon County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Hunterdon |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Kingwood |
Elevation Ft: | 463 |
Coordinates: | 40.4853°N -75.0272°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 874487 |
Unit Pref: | imperial |
Barbertown is an unincorporated community located within Kingwood Township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]
Isaac Barber opened a tavern in the settlement in 1823. The tavern sign was a new moon.
In 1881, it was noted that Barbertown had a blacksmith shop, two stores, six dwellings, and a population of 90.[2]