Springtown, Warren County, New Jersey

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][2] It was named after the many small springs in the valley.[3]

Not to be confused with Springtown, New Jersey in Cumberland County.

Springtown, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Springtown Stagecoach Inn, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Springtown Stagecoach Inn, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Springtown is located in Warren County, New Jersey
Springtown
Springtown
Springtown is located in New Jersey
Springtown
Springtown
Springtown is located in the United States
Springtown
Springtown
Coordinates: 40°38′55″N 75°8′52″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyWarren
TownshipPohatcong
Elevation
[1]
200 ft (60 m)
GNIS feature ID880823[1]

History

In the 1850s, the village had two distilleries and three gristmills.[4]

Points of interest

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.[5]

The Hixson–Mixsell House, also known as the Springtown Stagecoach Inn, was added to the NRHP in 2014 for its significance in architecture.[6]

References
  1. "Springtown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Locality Search". State of New Jersey.
  3. Snell, James P.; Clayton, W.W. (1881). "Springtown". History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck. pp. 602. OCLC 14075041.
  4. Cummins, George Wyckoff (1911). History of Warren County, New Jersey. Lewis Historical Publishing. p. 244. OCLC 55158005. Springtown, on the Pohatcong, sixty years ago had two distilleries and three grist mills
  5. Bertland, Dennis (March 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hixson–Skinner Mill Complex". National Park Service.
  6. Bertland, Dennis (August 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hixson–Mixsell House". National Park Service.


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