| Cokesbury, New Jersey | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Hunterdon County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Coordinates: | 40.6833°N -74.8364°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hunterdon |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Clinton and Tewksbury |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1754 |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 875541 |
Cokesbury, historically known as Cokesburg, is an unincorporated community located on the border of Clinton and Tewksbury townships in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.[1] It was named after two Methodist bishops, Coke and Asbury.[2] [3] The Cokesbury Historic District was listed on the state and national registers of historic places in 1997.
In 1754, an iron furnace was built in Cokesbury.[2] The first known settler was Mindurt Farley. When Farley died in 1790, his farm was passed to his son Joshua. A man named Conrad Apgar built a tavern, but it was destroyed by fire in April 1812. A hotel was built by John Farley, Mindurt's other son. In 1815, the Cokesbury church was completed and the community was thriving. However, the post office constantly misspelled Cokesbury as Cokesburg. The town started to fall in the 1880s. The wheelwright shop and the hotel closed. In 1915, the post office also closed. Shrinkage continued during World War II.
| Cokesbury Historic District | |
| Nrhp Type: | HD |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Location: | Cokesbury-Califon Road, CR 639, Water Street, and McCatharn Road |
| Architecture: | Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne |
| Added: | July 17, 1997 |
| Refnum: | 97000802 |
| Designated Other1 Name: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
| Designated Other1 Abbr: | NJRHP |
| Designated Other1 Link: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
| Designated Other1 Date: | June 3, 1997 |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 3248[4] |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
| Designated Other1 Color: |
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The Cokesbury Historic District is a 50acres historic district encompassing the community. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997, for its significance in architecture, commerce, religion, and community planning and development. The district includes 44 contributing buildings, three contributing structures, and two contributing sites.[5]
The current Cokesbury United Methodist Church was built in 1851 and features Greek Revival architecture.[5] [6]