| Wertsville, New Jersey | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Hunterdon County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Wertsville |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Wertsville 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: | East Amwell |
| Named For: | Werts family |
| Elevation Ft: | 154 |
| Coordinates: | 40.4497°N -74.7978°W |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 881666 |
| Unit Pref: | imperial |
Wertsville is an unincorporated community located along County Route 602 (Wertsville Road) in East Amwell Township of Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]
The settlement is named for the Werts family, and was known locally as "Werts' Corners".
By 1881, Wertsville had a school, Baptist church, post office, store, shoemaker shop and wagon shop.[2]
| Wertsville Historic District | |
| Nrhp Type: | hd |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Location: | Wertsville and Lindbergh roads |
| Architecture: | Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate |
| Added: | October 5, 2000 |
| Refnum: | 00001150 |
| Designated Other1 Name: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
| Designated Other1 Abbr: | NJRHP |
| Designated Other1 Link: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
| Designated Other1 Date: | August 3, 2000 |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 54[3] |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
| Designated Other1 Color: |
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The Wertsville Historic District is a 284acres historic district encompassing the community along Wertsville and Lindbergh roads. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 5, 2000 for its significance in architecture, commerce, and community planning and development. The district includes 31 contributing buildings. The Amwell Baptist Church was built in 1834 with Greek Revival style, and remodeled in 1884. It is now a residence. The P.V.D. Manners Store was built in 1883 with Italianate style and is now known as Peacock's Country Store.[4]