Hibernia, New Jersey
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Hibernia, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40°56′38″N 74°29′34″W / 40.94389°N 74.49278°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Morris |
Township | Rockaway |
Named for | Hibernia, the classical name for Ireland |
Elevation | 538 ft (164 m) |
ZIP code | 07866 |
GNIS feature ID | 0877076[1] |
Hibernia is an unincorporated community located within Rockaway Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.[2] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 07842. The community takes its name from Hibernia, the classical name for Ireland.[3]
As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07842 was 93.
The Hibernia mines, a series of iron mines worked from pre-Revolutionary times until 1916, are located here.
Hibernia has a public Library on Green Pond Road.
References
- ^ "Hibernia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 156.