Carpentersville, New Jersey Explained

Carpentersville, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Warren County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Carpentersville
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Carpentersville within Warren County, New Jersey
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Warren
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Pohatcong
Named For:Jacob Carpenter
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Ft:161
Coordinates:40.6358°N -75.1886°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:875216

Carpentersville is an unincorporated community located in Pohatcong Township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]

Carpentersville is located on the east bank of the Delaware River, 6miles south of Phillipsburg. Pohatcong Creek flows into the Delaware River south of Carpentersville.[2]

History

The settlement is named for Jacob Carpenter, a Swiss immigrant who settled here in 1748.[3] Roper's Ferry operated across the Delaware River as early as 1769.[3]

The Belvidere-Delaware Railroad reached Carpentersville in 1854 and built a station in the area. The passenger stop remained in commercial operation until 1952. The railroad line is still in operation today at the hamlet owned by the newer 1995 company Belvidere and Delaware River Railway.[3] By 1882, Carpentersville had saw and grist mills, a post office, and ten lime kilns.[4]

Delaware River Drive, a New Jersey state highway which existed from 1911 to 1916, passed through Carpentersville.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  2. Web site: Grumet . Robert S. . Beyond Manhattan: A Gazetteer of Delaware Indian History Reflected In Modern-Day Place Names . . 2014 . 2014-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141219035207/http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/publications/record/vol_05/BeyondManhattan-Grumet.pdf# . 2014-12-19 . dead .
  3. Book: Cummins, George Wyckoff . History of Warren County, New Jersey . Lewis Historical Publishing Company . 1911 . 241, 242 . 24171900M .
  4. Book: Edwards, Richard . Industries of New Jersey, Part 1 . Historical Publishing Company . 1882 . 76.