Copper Hill, New Jersey

Populated place in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States
40°28′30″N 74°51′49″W / 40.47500°N 74.86361°W / 40.47500; -74.86361[1]Country United StatesState New JerseyCountyHunterdonTownshipRaritanNamed forCopper minesElevation141 ft (43 m)GNIS feature ID875648[1]

Copper Hill is an unincorporated community located within the Amwell Valley of Raritan Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.[2] It is located between Flemington and Ringoes along U.S. Route 202, New Jersey Route 31 and Copper Hill Road.[3] It was named for the old copper mines in the area.[4]

History

Copper Hill had a post office in 1860.[4] It had a station stop on the Flemington branch of the Belvidere Delaware Railroad. The Black River and Western Railroad now operates on the line.[5]

Education

The Flemington-Raritan Regional School District operates the Copper Hill Elementary School in the community.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Copper Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Locality Search". State of New Jersey.
  3. ^ "U.S. Route 202 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. p. 4.
  4. ^ a b Snell, James P. (1881). "Copper Hill". History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. p. 306.
  5. ^ Jagger, Jerry J. (2016). Black River & Western Railroad. p. 26. ISBN 9781467124546.
  6. ^ "Copper Hill Elementary School". Flemington-Raritan Regional School District.
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