New Canton, New Jersey Explained

New Canton, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Mercer County#USA New Jersey Monmouth County#USA New Jersey
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Label:New
Canton
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mercer and Monmouth
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Robbinsville and Upper Freehold
Elevation Ft:118
Coordinates:40.1869°N -74.5667°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:878727
Unit Pref:imperial

New Canton is an unincorporated community located along the border of Robbinsville Township in Mercer County and Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] The area was once known as Cabbagetown and has been settled since the 18th century.[2] The settlement is located at the intersection of Old York Road (County Route 539) and New Canton-Stone Tavern Road (CR 524) just north of Interstate 195's interchange 8. The Upper Freehold side of the area contains farmland and new housing developments while the Robbinsville side features new commercial warehouse buildings including an Amazon.com Fulfillment Center opened in July 2014.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  2. Web site: Some of the church members probably lived in Cabbagetown, now New Canton, which was a cluster of homes just down the road from New Sharon. . 4 . VIII. Historic Preservation Plan . . September 12, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304215615/http://www.robbinsville-twp.org/documents/pdf/Master%20Plan%20Part%20IV.pdf . March 4, 2016 .
  3. News: Amazon's new mega-warehouse in Robbinsville ships first order - A sonic water jet system . July 30, 2015 . Davis, Mike . . September 12, 2015.