Vanlieu Corners, New Jersey

Vanlieu Corners (also Van Liew's Corners) is an unincorporated community in East Amwell Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.[1][2]

Vanlieu Corners, New Jersey
Vanlieu Corners, New Jersey
Location of Vanlieu Corners in Hunterdon County; inset: location of county within the state of New Jersey
Vanlieu Corners, New Jersey
Vanlieu Corners, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Vanlieu Corners, New Jersey
Vanlieu Corners, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°26′39″N 74°48′22″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyHunterdon
TownshipEast Amwell
Elevation
57 m (187 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID881433[1]

In 1881, the settlement consisted of a small cluster of residences, surrounding the Chamberlin & Van Liew store. Vanlieu Corners was in the same school district as Wertsville.[3] Today, the area is at the corner of Wertsville Road (County Route 602) and Rileyville Road (CR 607) and consists of mostly farmland on the north slope of the Sourland Mountain.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vanlieu Corners
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016. Listed as Vanliews Corners.
  3. Snell, James P. (1881). History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. pp. 356.
  4. Google (September 12, 2015). "Aerial view of Vanlieu Corners" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 12, 2015.


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