Roadstown, New Jersey

Roadstown, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Ananias Sayre House at the center of Roadstown
Ananias Sayre House at the center of Roadstown
Roadstown is located in Cumberland County, New Jersey
Roadstown
Roadstown
Location in Cumberland County
Roadstown is located in New Jersey
Roadstown
Roadstown
Location in New Jersey
Roadstown is located in the United States
Roadstown
Roadstown
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°26′27″N 75°19′06″W / 39.44083°N 75.31833°W / 39.44083; -75.31833
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCumberland
TownshipStow Creek
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.84 sq mi (2.16 km2)
 • Land0.84 sq mi (2.16 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
115 ft (35 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
155
 • Density185.41/sq mi (71.60/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
FIPS code34-63810[3]
GNIS feature ID879728[4]

Roadstown is an unincorporated community located within Stow Creek Township, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[4][5]

Roadstown is located at the intersection of County Route 620 and 626, approximately 3 mi (4.8 km) southwest of Shiloh.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020155—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

History

Prior to the American Revolution, Roadstown was considered an important settlement in the region. Roadstown was then known as "Sayre's Cross-Roads" or "Sayre's Corners", named for Ananias Sayre, "a leading citizen" and county sheriff.[4][7] Maskell Ware settled in Roadstown in 1789, where he worked as a farmer and manufacturer of hand-made chairs.[8] Ware chairs are today considered collectors items.[9]

The Cohansey Baptist Church relocated to Roadstown in 1802. Established in 1683, it is today the third oldest Baptist church in New Jersey.[10][11] A post office was established in 1803.[12] In 1834, Roadstown had a tavern, two stores, 20 dwellings, and "was peopled principally by the cultivators of the soil".[13] By 1882, the population had grown to 200.[14]

Notable people

See also: Category:People from Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Roadstown include:

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  3. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roadstown
  5. ^ Locality Search Archived 2016-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, State of New Jersey. Accessed December 30, 2014.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ Elmer, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus (1869). History of the Early Settlement and Progress of Cumberland County, New Jersey: And of the Currency of this and Adjoining Colonies. George F. Nixon. pp. 16.
  8. ^ Dependahl Waters, Deborah (1979). "Wares and Chairs: A Reappraisal of the Documents". American Furniture and Its Makers. 13. University of Chicago Press: 161–173. JSTOR 1180605.
  9. ^ Resnik, Virginia M. (July 2, 1987). "The Hands that Hold an Old Craft". philly.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  10. ^ "Cohansey Baptist Church at Roadstown". Cumberland County. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  11. ^ Mollick, Sharon. "Mapping the Dead" (PDF). Cumberland County Department of Planning & Development. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  12. ^ "Hopewell Township" (PDF). Hopewell Township. 1998. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  13. ^ Gordon, Thomas Francis (1834). The History of New Jersey: From Its Discovery by Europeans, to the Adoption of the Federal Constitution. D. Fenton. pp. 227.
  14. ^ Edwards, Richard Edwards (1882). Industries of New Jersey: Essex County Including City of Newark. Historical Publishing Company. p. 120. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  15. ^ "Arkansas Governor Harris Flanagin". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  16. ^ Bertram, Mike. "The Bottling Plant At Colonial Springs", Tredyffrin Easttown History Quarterly, Vol. 47, No. 3. Accessed August 28, 2023. "Charles Elmer Hires was born on August 19, 1851, on his family’s farm outside of Roadstown, New Jersey."
  17. ^ Bennett, Eileen (June 28, 1998). "Local Historians Argue Over the Root of the Story of How Hires First Brewed Beer that Made Millions". Cumberland County. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.