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Cherryville, New Jersey

Cherryville, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Looking south along Cherryville Road (CR 617)
Looking south along Cherryville Road (CR 617)
Cherryville, New Jersey is located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Cherryville, New Jersey
Cherryville, New Jersey
Cherryville's location in Hunterdon County (Inset: Hunterdon County in New Jersey)
Cherryville, New Jersey is located in New Jersey
Cherryville, New Jersey
Cherryville, New Jersey
Cherryville, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Cherryville, New Jersey is located in the United States
Cherryville, New Jersey
Cherryville, New Jersey
Cherryville, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°33′40″N 74°54′12″W / 40.56111°N 74.90333°W / 40.56111; -74.90333
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyHunterdon
TownshipFranklin
Elevation
679 ft (207 m)
GNIS feature ID875399[1]

Cherryville is an unincorporated community located within Franklin Township, in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

History

Historical marker for the community

A tavern was built in Cherryville in 1736.[2]

Around 1830, a stone schoolhouse was erected. It was replaced by a wood-frame school in 1860.[3]

A Baptist church was founded in Cherryville in 1849.[3]

By 1882, Cherryville had a post office, and was described as being in "a superior farming district". It had a population of 65.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Cherryville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  2. ^ Mott, George Scudder (1878). The First Century of Hunterdon County, State of New Jersey. E. Vosseller. pp. 19.
  3. ^ a b Snell, James P. (1881). History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. pp. 438, 440.
  4. ^ Industries of New Jersey. Historical Publishing Company. 1882. p. 77. OL 24332547M.


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