Barbertown, New Jersey

Barbertown, New Jersey
Unincorporated community

Looking south along CR 519 in Barbertown
Barbertown, New Jersey
Barbertown, New Jersey
Barbertown, New Jersey

Location of Barbertown in Hunterdon County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey

Coordinates: 40°29′07″N 75°01′38″W / 40.48528°N 75.02722°W / 40.48528; -75.02722Coordinates: 40°29′07″N 75°01′38″W / 40.48528°N 75.02722°W / 40.48528; -75.02722
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Hunterdon
Township Kingwood
Elevation[1] 463 ft (141 m)
GNIS feature ID 874487[1]

Barbertown is an unincorporated community located within Kingwood Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.[2]

History

Isaac Barber opened a tavern in the settlement in 1823. The tavern sign was a new moon.

In 1881, it was noted that Barbertown had a blacksmith shop, two stores, six dwellings, and a population of 90.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Barbertown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Locality Search Archived 2016-07-09 at the Wayback Machine., State of New Jersey. Accessed January 30, 2015.
  3. Snell, James P. (1881). History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. pp. 394, 396.


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