| Hamden, New Jersey | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Hunterdon County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Hamden |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Hamden'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: | Clinton |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 167 |
| Coordinates: | 40.6033°N -74.9006°W |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 876902 |
Hamden is an unincorporated community located within Clinton Township, in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] [2]
The community is centered just east of the South Branch Raritan River and is situated west of the Round Valley Reservoir and south-southeast of the Spruce Run Reservoir.[3]
The 1000acres Hamden Tract was purchased by Phillip and John Grandin in 1759. The Grandin Grist & Fulling-Mills, a blacksmith shop, and Abbott's Tavern were located here.[4] The farmhouse of Jacob Gearhart (1735–1813), captain in the American Revolutionary War, is located nearby.[5] The 1858 Fink-Type Truss Bridge (Hamden Bridge), listed on the National Register of Historic Places, crossed the river here, until it collapsed in 1978.[6]