Finesville, New Jersey

Finesville, New Jersey
Census designated place
Calvary Bible Fellowship Church in Finesville
Finesville, New Jersey Finesville CDP's location in Warren County (Inset: Location of Warren County in New Jersey).
Coordinates: 40°36′40″N 75°10′14″W / 40.611199°N 75.170672°W / 40.611199; -75.170672Coordinates: 40°36′40″N 75°10′14″W / 40.611199°N 75.170672°W / 40.611199; -75.170672[1][2]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Warren
Township	Pohatcong
Named for	Philip and John Fein
Area[1]
• Total	0.325 sq mi (0.841 km2)
• Land	0.325 sq mi (0.841 km2)
• Water	0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)  0.00%
Elevation[3]	262 ft (80 m)
Population (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	175
• Density	538.8/sq mi (208.0/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	908
FIPS code	3423340[1][5][6]
GNIS feature ID	02583989[1][7]

Finesville is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) located within Pohatcong Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States,^[8] that was created as part of the 2010 United States Census.^[9][10][11] As of the 2010 Census, the CDP's population was 175.^[4]

History

The community is located along the Musconetcong River between Pohatcong Mountain and Musconetcong Mountain, about a mile east of the Delaware River in a section of the Musconetcong Valley called the Musconetcong Gorge. The settlement was named for Philip and John Fein (often misspelled Fine by locals) who settled in the area from Germany. They built a dam and ran an oil mill, gristmill, sawmill, hotel and a store.^[12]

The area was first built up as a permanent settlement due to the construction of Chelsea Forge, built in 1751,^[13] a charcoal-iron forge on the Musconetcong.^[14] The forge helped to provide the Continental Army with weapons to defend Valley Forge. The Shank Brothers ran a ferry across the Delaware River from the point where the Musconetcong empties into it prior to 1800.^[15] The Fein gristmill burned and was later rebuilt as the Riegel Paper Corporation's paper mill^[16] and became the Taylor Stiles and Company knife factory. On October 7, 2009, the Finesville-Seigletown Historic District was listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Finesville had a total area of 0.325 square miles (0.841 km²), all of which was land.^[1][2]

Demographics

Census 2010

At the 2010 United States Census, there were 175 people, 72 households, and 49.03 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 538.8 per square mile (208.0/km²). There were 87 housing units at an average density of 267.9 per square mile (103.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.14% (170) White, 0.00% (0) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 1.14% (2) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.57% (1) from other races, and 1.14% (2) from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 2.86% (5) of the population.^[4]

There were 72 households, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.88.^[4]

In the CDP, 22.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 38.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.5 years. For every 100 females there were 110.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.9 males.^[4]

Sites of interest

• Hunts Meadow – named for patriot Edward Hunt who dug the millrace here and wintered sixty cavalry horses for the Continental Army in 1778.^[17]
• Seigletown – named for Benjamin Seigle, a Revolutionary militia captain, who lived here and made red clay pottery called Seigleware. The family owned a farm, a gristmill, clovermill, blacksmith shop and hematite mine.

Wineries

• Alba Vineyard
• Villa Milagro Vineyards

References

Municipalities and communities of Warren County, New Jersey, United States County seat: Belvidere Boroughs Alpha Washington Towns Belvidere Hackettstown Phillipsburg Townships Allamuchy Blairstown Franklin Frelinghuysen Greenwich Hardwick Harmony Hope Independence Knowlton Liberty Lopatcong Mansfield Oxford Pohatcong Washington White CDPs Allamuchy Anderson Asbury Beattystown Blairstown Brainards Brass Castle Bridgeville Broadway Brookfield Buttzville Columbia Delaware Delaware Park Finesville Great Meadows Greenwich Hainesburg Harmony Hope Hughesville Hutchinson Johnsonburg Lopatcong Overlook Marksboro Mount Hermon Mountain Lake New Village Oxford Panther Valley Port Colden Port Murray Silver Lake Stewartsville Upper Pohatcong Upper Stewartsville Vienna Other unincorporated communities Carpentersville Changewater Foul Rift Millbrook Montana Pahaquarry Paulina Townsbury Warrington