Centerville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey

For other places with similar names, see Centerville, New Jersey.

Centerville, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°32′18″N 74°45′15″W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Hunterdon
Township	Readington
Elevation [1]	108 ft (33 m)
GNIS feature ID	875336[1]

Centerville was a hamlet within Readington Township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] The community was located along Campbell's Brook (now Pleasant Run) and Old York Road. Centerville grew up because of a tavern that marked the halfway point on the long Swift Sure Stage Line route from New York to Philadelphia. The hamlet had a school, a store, a post office, a church and blacksmith.[3] When the railroads and newer roads were built, Centerville saw few visitors and today all the buildings there are residences.

References

1. "Centerville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
3. Readington Township Historic Preservation. Readington Township: Images of America. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2008. ISBN 9780738556796.