East Amwell (N.J.

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
East Amwell (N.J. : Township)
Other forms of name
nne East Amwell (N.J.)
East Amwell Township (N.J.)
Coordinates
-74.823 -74.823 40.435 40.435 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing place name
Amwell (N.J. : Township)
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 158359992
Wikidata: Q3016094
Library of congress: n 86099292
Sources of Information
  • NUCMC data from Rutgers Univ. Lib. for Manners, D. Diary, 1805-1806(name not given)
  • Sinclair, Guide to Manuscript Diaries & Journals in Special Coll. Dept. Rutgers Univ., 1980(East Amwell Township, N.J.)
  • Rand McNally comm. atlas, 1979(East Amwell; [Township of], Hunterdon County; no PPL of same name)
  • NUCMC data from New Jersey State Archives for Amwell (N.J. : Township). Township Committee. Minutes, 1741-1822(Amwell Township formed by royal charter in Burlington County, 1708; set off to Hunterdon County, 1714; portions ceded to Reading, Lebanon, Delaware, and Raritan townships between 1730-1838; in 1846 divided into East and West Amwell townships)

Wikipedia description:

East Amwell Township is a township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 3,917, a decrease of 96 (−2.4%) from the 2010 census count of 4,013, which in turn reflected a decline of 442 (−9.9%) from the 4,455 counted in the 2000 census. East Amwell Township is located in the southeastern corner of Hunterdon County where it borders both Somerset and Mercer counties, within the heart of the Amwell Valley and Raritan Valley regions. It includes the unincorporated community of Ringoes, the oldest known settlement in Hunterdon County, as well as the communities of Larison's Corner, Weert's Corner and part of Reaville.

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