Barbertown, New Jersey

Barbertown, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Looking south along CR 519 in Barbertown
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Coordinates: 40°29′07″N 75°01′38″W
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, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[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. "Barbertown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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.