Hainesville, New Jersey Explained

Hainesville, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Sussex County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Hainesville's location in Sussex County (Inset: Sussex County in New Jersey)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sussex
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Sandyston
Named For:Daniel Haines
Population As Of:2000
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Timezone Dst:EDT
Coordinates:41.2519°N -74.8033°W
Elevation Ft:620

Hainesville is an unincorporated community located within Sandyston Township, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States.[1] It lies along a stretch of County Route 645, known as the Layton-Hainesville Road, that runs parallel to U.S. Route 206 and connects to County Route 675. It is adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and near the towns of Shaytown and Layton. Its coordinates are latitude 41.25194 and longitude −74.80333. It is 620abbr=offNaNabbr=off above sea level.[2]

Named for Daniel Haines, governor of New Jersey from 1843 to 1844 and from 1845 to 1848,[3] it is in Area code 973, and ZIP Code 07826, both of which it shares with Branchville, New Jersey.[4]

Description

Hainesville and environs is home to the Hainesville General Store, Hidden Acres Golf Course, the Hainesville Fish and Wildlife Management Area,[5] a body of water known as the Hainesville Pond, and the Hainesville Cemetery 1879 and Shaytown Burial Ground 1812.[6] The Catholic parish St. Thomas the Apostle is actually located in nearby Layton.[7]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Hainesville include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  2. http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/10/c10_4102900.htm Roadside Thoughts: Hainesville, New Jersey (NJ)
  3. http://www.getnj.com/origname/orignameh.shtml The Origin of New Jersey Place Names
  4. http://www.hometownlocator.com/ZIP-Code/07826.cfm Hometown Locator: ZIP Code 07826
  5. Web site: Hainesville Wildlife Management Area . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection . PDF . 2 July 2020.
  6. Web site: Shaytown, Hainesville cemeteries receive new sign . Sweetman . Jennie . New Jersey Herald . December 22, 2012 . NewJerseyHerald.com . July 2, 2020.
  7. http://parishesonline.net/scripts/HostedSites/Org.asp?ID=6289 Parishes Online: St Thomas The Apostle Parish (Hainesville)
  8. http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ZZ.html The Political Graveyard: Miscellaneous Areas, New Jersey