Bonhamtown, New Jersey

Bonhamtown, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Main Street at Morris Avenue
Main Street at Morris Avenue
Bonhamtown is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Bonhamtown
Bonhamtown
Location of Bonhamtown in Middlesex County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
Bonhamtown is located in New Jersey
Bonhamtown
Bonhamtown
Bonhamtown (New Jersey)
Bonhamtown is located in the United States
Bonhamtown
Bonhamtown
Bonhamtown (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°31′24″N 74°21′28″W / 40.52333°N 74.35778°W / 40.52333; -74.35778
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMiddlesex
TownshipEdison
Elevation
[1]
72 ft (22 m)
ZIP code
08837
GNIS feature ID874849[1]

Bonhamtown is a section of Edison Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

The area was named after Nicholas Bonham, a freeholder from the 17th century. Along with New Dover, New Durham, and Stelton it is one of the older historical communities established before the present-day municipality was incorporated.[8] The historical community of Bonhamtown was originally part of Woodbridge Township. Bonhamtown became part of Raritan Township in 1870 when it was formed from portions of Woodbridge and Piscataway townships. Raritan Township was renamed Edison Township in 1954.[9]

Bonhamton was the site of a battle during the Forage Wars during the American Revolutionary War.

Bonhamtown is surrounded by several major roads, which include: Interstate 287, the New Jersey Turnpike, U.S. Route 1, Route 27, and Route 440.

The Bonhamtown Branch of Conrail Shared Assets Operations (CRCX) runs through the area[10] from the Northeast Corridor to Raritan Center, site of the former Raritan Arsenal.[11]

  1. ^ a b "Bonhamtown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "Township History". www.edisonnj.org.
  4. ^ "NJDOT Graphic Information System Maps Middlesex" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  5. ^ Spies, Stacy (2001), Edison, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 9780738505497
  6. ^ Gordon, Thomas Francis (1834). "A Gazetteer of the State of New Jersey: Comprehending a General View of Its Physical and Moral Condition, Together with a Topographical and Statistical Account of Its Counties, Towns, Villages, Canals, Rail Roads, &c., Accompanied by a Map".
  7. ^ Fleming, Herbert R. (1947). "Map of Middlesex County, New Jersey". Middlesex County (NJ). Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  8. ^ Gannett, Henry (January 28, 1895). "A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey’s Civil Boundaries, 1606–1968. Trenton, Bureau of Geology and Topography, 1969. Reprint, New Jersey Geological Survey, 2004. Page 173.
  10. ^ Heiss, Ralph A. (May 10, 2009). The Lehigh Valley Railroad Across New Jersey. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738565767 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ "5. Interior, looking east, from doorway to bay 6 - Raritan Arsenal, Warehouse N-5, 2890 Woodbridge Avenue, Bonhamtown, Middlesex County, NJ". Library of Congress.