Charlestown, New Jersey Explained

Charlestown, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Hunterdon County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Charlestown's location in Hunterdon County (Inset: Hunterdon County in New Jersey)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hunterdon
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Bethlehem
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Ft:718
Coordinates:40.6892°N -74.9725°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:875373[1]

Charlestown is an unincorporated community located within Bethlehem Township, in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, off County Route 635, southwest of Hampton.[2] [1] [3]

History

By 1881, Charlestown had a school, wheelwright shop, blacksmith and about twelve dwellings.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:875373 Feature Detail Report for: Charlestown
  2. http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=40.689167,-74.9725&z=12&t=M&marker0=40.689167,-74.9725,Charlestown%2C%20New%20Jersey N 40.68917 W 74.97250
  3. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  4. Book: Snell, James P. . History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey . Everts & Peck . 1881 . 462.