Springtown, Warren County, New Jersey Explained

Springtown, New Jersey
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:	USA New Jersey Warren County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:	Springtown
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Warren
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Pohatcong
Elevation Ft:	200
Coordinates:	40.6486°N -75.1478°W
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	880823
Unit Pref:	imperial

Springtown is an unincorporated community located at the intersection of Springtown Road (County Route 519) and the Pohatcong Creek in Pohatcong Township, Warren County, New Jersey.^[1] It was named after the many small springs in the valley.^[2]

History

In the 1850s, the village had two distilleries and three gristmills.^[3]

The Hixson–Skinner Mill Complex, also known as Cole's Grist Mill Complex, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for its significance in commerce and industry.^[4]

The Hixson–Mixsell House, also known as the Springtown Stagecoach Inn, was added to the NRHP in 2014 for its significance in architecture.^[5]

Web site: Locality Search . State of New Jersey.
Book: Snell . James P. . Clayton . W.W. . History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers . Springtown . Philadelphia . Everts & Peck . 1881 . 602 . 14075041.
Book: Cummins, George Wyckoff . History of Warren County, New Jersey . Lewis Historical Publishing . 1911 . 244 . 55158005 . Springtown, on the Pohatcong, sixty years ago had two distilleries and three grist mills.
Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=82001047}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hixson–Skinner Mill Complex ]. National Park Service. Dennis . Bertland . March 1982 .
Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=14000204}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hixson–Mixsell House ]. National Park Service. Dennis . Bertland . August 2013 .