27 Aug 2003

If you find any errors in this text or in any of the associated maps send
email to Marshall Lake <mlake@mlake.net>.

Sources - "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries 1606-1968" by
             John P Snyder
          http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/map.htm
          http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter/Histories/Admgen.htm

Special thanks to Jan Reuther <Jan@RAUB-and-more.com> for housing.


Feb 1697 - Maidenhead Twp formed in Burlington Co
Feb 1700 - Hopewell Twp formed in Burlington Co
Jun 1708 - (Old) Amwell Twp formed by Royal Charter in Burlington Co

Mar 1714 - Hunterdon Co formed
Jun 1719 - Trenton Twp first mentioned
    1730 - Bethlehem Twp first mentioned
Jul 1730 - Reading Twp formed by Royal Charter
Oct 1731 - Lebanon Twp first mentioned
Mar 1739 - Morris Co formed from Hunterdon Co
    1749 - first sign of Kingwood Twp
Jun 1753 - Sussex Co formed from Morris Co
Mar 1755 - Tewksbury Twp first township meeting
Mar 1765 - Alexandria Twp formed by Royal Charter
Nov 1792 - Trenton City formed
Feb 1798 - Readington Twp incorporated
           Alexandria Twp incorporated
           Tewksbury Twp incorporated
           Maidenhead Twp incorporated
           Hopewell Twp incorporated
           Trenton Twp incorporated
Jan 1816 - Maidenhead Twp became Lawrence Twp
Feb 1834 - Trenton Twp became Ewing Twp ???
    1838 - Lawrence Twp set off to Mercer Co
           Trenton City set off to Mercer Co
           Ewing Twp set off to Mercer Co
           Hopewell Twp set off to Mercer Co
Apr 1838 - Delaware Twp formed
           Raritan Twp formed
Apr 1841 - Clinton Twp formed
    1844 - Tewksbury Twp transferred to Somerset Co
    1845 - Tewksbury Twp returned to Hunterdon Co
Apr 1845 - Franklin Twp formed
Apr 1846 - East Amwell Twp formed
           West Amwell Twp formed
Mar 1849 - Town of Lambertville formed
Feb 1853 - Union Twp formed
Apr 1865 - Town of Clinton formed
Apr 1867 - Frenchtown Borough formed
Mar 1870 - Town of Flemington formed
Mar 1871 - High Bridge Twp formed
Mar 1872 - Town of Lambertville became a city
Apr 1874 - Holland Twp formed from Alexandria Twp
Mar 1878 - Holland Twp restored to Alexandria Twp
Mar 1879 - Holland Twp reformed
Jun 1894 - Town of Flemington became Flemington Village
Feb 1895 - Junction Borough formed
Feb 1898 - High Bridge Twp reorganized as a Borough with parts of twp going to
             Clinton & Lebanon Twps
Apr 1898 - Stockton Borough formed
Mar 1905 - Bloomsbury Borough formed
Feb 1909 - Junction Borough renamed Hampton Borough
Apr 1910 - Flemington Village became Flemington Borough
Apr 1911 - Milford Borough formed
Apr 1918 - Califon Borough formed
Mar 1919 - Glen Gardner Borough formed
Mar 1926 - Lebanon Borough formed

