Wertsville, New Jersey

Wertsville, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
The old Wertsville Baptist Church
Wertsville, New Jersey
Location of Wertsville in Hunterdon County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
Wertsville, New Jersey
Wertsville, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Wertsville, New Jersey
Wertsville, New Jersey (the US)
Coordinates: 40°26′59″N 74°47′52″W / 40.44972°N 74.79778°W / 40.44972; -74.79778Coordinates: 40°26′59″N 74°47′52″W / 40.44972°N 74.79778°W / 40.44972; -74.79778
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Hunterdon
Township East Amwell
Named for Werts family
Elevation[1] 154 ft (47 m)
GNIS feature ID 881666[1]
Wertsville Historic District
Coordinates 40°26′54″N 74°47′46″W / 40.44833°N 74.79611°W / 40.44833; -74.79611
NRHP reference # 00001150[2]
Added to NRHP October 5, 2000

Wertsville is an unincorporated community located within East Amwell Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

History

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.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Wertsville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ Snell, James P. (1881). History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. p. 356.


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