Bonhamtown, New Jersey

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

Main Street at Morris Avenue
Bonhamtown, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Bonhamtown, New Jersey
Location of Bonhamtown in Middlesex County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
Bonhamtown, New Jersey
Bonhamtown, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Bonhamtown, New Jersey
Bonhamtown, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°31′24″N 74°21′28″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMiddlesex
TownshipEdison
Elevation72 ft (22 m)
ZIP code
08837
GNIS feature ID874849[1]

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 when the municipality was known as Raritan Township.[7]

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[8] from the Northeast Corridor to Raritan Center, site of the former Raritan Arsenal.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Bonhamtown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  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
  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. Gannett, Henry (January 28, 1895). "A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  8. Heiss, Ralph A. (May 10, 2009). "The Lehigh Valley Railroad Across New Jersey". Arcadia Publishing – via Google Books.
  9. "5. Interior, looking east, from doorway to bay 6 - Raritan Arsenal, Warehouse N-5, 2890 Woodbridge Avenue, Bonhamtown, Middlesex County, NJ". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.


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