Penns Neck, New Jersey

Penns Neck, New Jersey
The historic Penns Neck Baptist Church.
Penns Neck is located in Mercer County, New Jersey
Penns Neck
Penns Neck
Penns Neck is located in New Jersey
Penns Neck
Penns Neck
Penns Neck is located in the United States
Penns Neck
Penns Neck
Coordinates: 40°19′56″N 74°38′13″W / 40.33222°N 74.63694°W / 40.33222; -74.63694
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMercer
TownshipWest Windsor
Elevation98 ft (30 m)
GNIS feature ID879214[1]

Penns Neck is an unincorporated community located within West Windsor Township in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2][3] The community developed at the intersection of the Trenton-New Brunswick Turnpike (now U.S. Route 1) and Washington Road.[4][5] The Penns Neck Circle and the historic Penns Neck Baptist Church (1812) are both located in Penns Neck. The Princeton Branch rail line, known as the Dinky, has run through the area since 1865, and stopped at Penns Neck station until January 1971.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Penns Neck". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2015.
  3. ^ Penns Neck Area, Route 1 Section 2S and 3J, West Windsor and Plainsboro Townships, Mercer and Middlesex Counties: Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 2 (Report). Federal Highway Administration. 2004. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. ^ History, West Windsor Township, New Jersey. Accessed October 6, 2016. "Today, West Windsor can still identify the six farming villages that were a part of the area:... Penns Neck – on either side of Washington Road east of Route One"
  5. ^ "Penns Neck, New Jersey" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  6. ^ Baer, Christopher T. "A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, its Predecessors and Successors and its Historical Context: 1971", April 2015 edition. Accessed October 6, 2016. "Jan. 30, 1971 Last day of passenger service at Penns Neck station on Princeton Branch."