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Allerton, New Jersey

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Allerton, New Jersey
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyHunterdon
TownshipClinton
Elevation74 m (243 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID874303[1]

Allerton (also known as Allerville) is an unincorporated community located within Clinton Township, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.[1][2][3]

The community is centered at Route 31 and Allerton Road, 1.8 miles (2.9 km) west of the Round Valley Reservoir and 3.3 miles (5.3 km) southeast of the Spruce Run Reservoir.[4]

By 1846, Allerton had a store, steam saw mill, Baptist church, chair factory, and a few dwellings.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Feature Detail Report for: Allerton, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed January 1, 2015.
  2. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 1, 2015.
  3. ^ Areas covering the point (-74.878611,40.611111), MapIt. Accessed January 2, 2015.
  4. ^ N 40.61111 W 74.87861, ACME Mapper. Accessed January 2, 2015.
  5. ^ Barber, John Warner; Howe, Henry (1846). Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey: Containing a General Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, Etc. Relating to Its History and Antiquities, with Geographical Descriptions of Every Township in the State. S. Tuttle. p. 249.