Wertsville, New Jersey

Wertsville is an unincorporated community located within East Amwell Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Wertsville, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
The old Wertsville Baptist Church
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Coordinates: 40°26′59″N 74°47′52″W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Hunterdon
Township	East Amwell
Named for	Werts family
Elevation [1]	154 ft (47 m)
GNIS feature ID	881666[1]

Wertsville Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Coordinates	40°26′54″N 74°47′46″W
NRHP reference No.	00001150[2]
Added to NRHP	October 5, 2000

History

The settlement is named for the Werts family, and was known locally as "Werts' Corners".

By 1881, Wertsville had a school, Baptist church, post office, store, shoemaker shop and wagon shop.[4]

References

1. "Wertsville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
3. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 7, 2015.
4. Snell, James P. (1881). History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. pp. 356.