Townsbury, New Jersey

Townsbury is an unincorporated community located within Liberty Township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1][2]

Townsbury, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Townsbury, New Jersey is located in Warren County, New Jersey
Townsbury, New Jersey
Townsbury, New Jersey
Location of Townsbury in Warren County. Inset: Location of Warren County within the state of New Jersey
Townsbury, New Jersey is located in New Jersey
Townsbury, New Jersey
Townsbury, New Jersey
Townsbury, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Townsbury, New Jersey is located in the United States
Townsbury, New Jersey
Townsbury, New Jersey
Townsbury, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°51′03″N 74°56′01″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyWarren
TownshipLiberty
Named forBenjamin and John Town
Elevation
[1]
157 m (515 ft)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID881225[1]

Townsbury is located on U.S. Route 46, approximately 12 mi (19 km) west of Hackettstown. The Pequest River flows through the settlement.

History

The settlement was first called "Meng's Mill", named for John Meng, an early settler who established a grist mill here.[1][3] In the 1780s, the mill was owned by Benjamin Town and John Town, the settlement's namesake.

By 1882, Townsbury had a post office, grist mill, lumber mill, and a "good local trade". The population was 102.[4]

A line of the Lehigh and Hudson River Railway passed through Townsbury.[5] The abandoned railbed now forms the Pequest Wildlife Management Area Trail, a recreational rail trail between Townsbury and Buttzville.[6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Townsbury
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. Cummins, George Wyckoff (1911). History of Warren County, New Jersey. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 176. OL 24171900M.
  4. Industries of New Jersey. Historical Publishing Company. 1882. pp. 129. OL 24332547M.
  5. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey, Issues 112-121. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1893. p. 118.
  6. Treese, Lorett (2006). Railroads of New Jersey: Fragments of the Past in the Garden State Landscape. Stackpole Books. p. 95. ISBN 9780811732604.


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