Stanton, New Jersey Explained
| Stanton, New Jersey |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Hunterdon County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Stanton in Hunterdon County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hunterdon |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Readington |
| Elevation Ft: | 361 |
| Coordinates: | 40.575°N -74.8378°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 08885[1] |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 880851 |
| Unit Pref: | imperial |
| Stanton Historic Rural District |
| Nrhp Type: | hd |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Added: | August 10, 1990 |
| Refnum: | 90001225 |
Stanton is an unincorporated community located within Readington Township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] The community dates back to the 17th century and was settled by the Dutch immigrants.[3] It was originally called Housel's after Johannes Housel,[4] who had a farmstead along Dreahook Road in the mid-18th century.[5] After the death of William Housel (who started a school in the community),[3] the last owner of the Housel farmstead, it then carried the name of Waggoner's Hill after landowner William Waggoner.[6] [7] The community took the descriptive name of Mount Pleasant in the early 20th century and would finally become known as Stanton to distinguish it from another Mount Pleasant. The name "Stanton" was taken from James Logan's Pennsylvania estate: Stenton,[3] which in turn is named for the Scottish village where his father was born. Logan was a proprietor of West Jersey,[8] a mayor of Philadelphia, and a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Logan Way in Readington is named after him, as well as Logan Circle and the Logan neighborhood in Philadelphia and Logan Township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.[9] In the 1830s, a Reformed Church and a general store were built. The Stanton Reformed Church still stands today while the Stanton General Store has been converted to an Italian restaurant called the Stanton Italian Table.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Stanton include:
- Emma Bell (born 1986), actress.[10]
- J. C. Furnas (1906–2001), freelance writer and social historian.[11]
- Howard Lindsey (1889–1968), theatrical producer, playwright, librettist, director and actor.
- William Marchant (1923–1995), playwright and screenwriter, known for writing the play that was remade into the 1957 movie, The Desk Set.[12]
- Dorothy Stickney (1896–1998), Broadway actress.[13]
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Stanton has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[14]
Notes and References
- Web site: Stanton ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2022. November 30, 2022.
- http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
- Readington Township Historic Preservation. "Readington Township: Images of America". Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2008.
- Leer, David, et al. The Millennium Library Edition of the Ringo Family History Series: The first five generations in America. Madison: The University of Wisconsin, 2000.
- Johnson, Christina. Dutch Settler Savors Spring in Western Jersey of 18th Century Neighbors. Newark Star Ledger. April 7, 2005.
- New Jersey Historical Society. "Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, Etc. Volume 40". Newark: New Jersey Historical Society, 1949.
- http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1fhix/RD0909web1/resources/11.htm Stanton Village
- http://www.pym.org/exhibit/archives/1687to1717.html Proprietors of West Jersey
- Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth. "In Old Pennsylvania Towns". Berkeley: The University of California, 1920.
- Staff. "Built Jersey Tough", Inside Jersey, February 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 10, 2011. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Bell, 24, hails from Stanton, a tiny community that neighbors the much larger and more business-oriented Flemington."
- Staff. "J. C. Furnas, Wry Historian Of American Life, Dies at 95", The New York Times, June 12, 2001. Accessed June 9, 2016. "J. C. Furnas, a writer and social historian, died on June 3 at his home in Stanton, N.J."
- Gussow, Mel. "William Marchant, 72, 'Desk Set' Playwright", The New York Times, December 20, 1995. Accessed December 1, 2007. "Mr. Marchant had been a resident of the Actors Fund of America Nursing and Retirement Home in Englewood, N.J., before moving to the hospital last year. Before that, he lived in Stanton, N.J., in a house owned by the actress Dorothy Stickney, said Kenneth Stadnik, a neighbor."
- http://www.readingtontwp.org/ReadingtonMuseums/Bouman-Stickney.html Bouman-Stickney House
- http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=110039&cityname=Stanton%2C+New+Jersey%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Stanton, New Jersey
