Fairmount, New Jersey

Not to be confused with Fairmount Township, New Jersey.

Fairmount, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Fairmount Presbyterian Church, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Fairmount Presbyterian Church, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Fairmount is located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Fairmount
Fairmount
Location in Hunterdon County
Fairmount is located in New Jersey
Fairmount
Fairmount
Location in New Jersey
Fairmount is located in the United States
Fairmount
Fairmount
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°43′37″N 74°46′35″W / 40.72694°N 74.77639°W / 40.72694; -74.77639
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyHunterdon
TownshipTewksbury
Elevation
[1]
768 ft (234 m)
GNIS feature ID876264[1]

Fairmount is an unincorporated community located along County Route 517 in Tewksbury Township of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.[1][2] The community was first known as Parkersville, named after proprietor James Parker (1725–1797).[3] The southern section of the community is known as Lower Fairmount.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b c "Fairmount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Locality Search". State of New Jersey.
  3. ^ Snell, James P. (1881). History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. p. 188.
  4. ^ "Lower Fairmount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference nrhpdoc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).