New Jersey Place Names with Former Names and County

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Acquackanock (Passaic County)

  • Currently Passaic

Afton (Morris County)

  • Formerly Columbia Bridge
  • Currently Florham Park

Asbury Park (Monmouth County)

  • Currently Asbury Park

Athenia (Passaic County)

  • Currently Clifton

Atlantic Highlands (Monmouth County)

  • Currently Atlantic Highlands

Baptistown (Monmouth County)

  • Formerly called Freehold (village)
  • Currently Holmdel

Barnegat Bay (Ocean County)

  • A bay formed from the Atlantic Ocean in Ocean County.

Battentown (Gloucester County)

  • Currently part of Swedesboro

Bayonne (Hudson County)

  • Currently Bayonne, Hudson County

Bedminster Township (Somerset County)

Belleville (Essex County)

  • Part of the land separated from Newark that made up Bloomfield
  • Separated from Bloomfield and called Second River
  • Currently Belleville

Belvidere (Warren County)

  • Currently Belvidere
  • County seat of Warren County

Bergen County (est. 1682)

  • Enlarged and divided into three townships: Bergen, New Barbadoes, and Hackensack, 1693
  • Bergen Township, Lodi Township, Jersey City, and the area known as New Barbadoes Neck separated from Bergen County to form Hudson County, 1840
  • Bergen County re-annexed a part of this land, 1852
  • Currently Bergen County

Bergen Village, Town, Township (Bergen County/Hudson County)

  • Founded as the colonial village of Bergen, 1661
  • Bergen incorporated as a town, 1668
  • Bergen Township established with the creation of Bergen County, 1682
  • Bergen Township combined with part of Lodi Township (thereafter called Harrison Township), Jersey  City, and the area known as New Barbadoes Neck to form Hudson County, 1840
  • Bergen Township joined with Hudson (city) and Jersey City to form Jersey City, 1870
  • Currently Jersey City, Hudson County

Bloomfield (Essex County)

  • Separated from Newark
  • Split into Cranetown (now Montclair), Second River (now Belleville), and Bloomfield
  • Contains the areas previously known as Stone House Plains and Watsesson
  • Currently Bloomfield

Bloomingdale (Passaic County)

  • Currently Bloomingdale

Boiling Springs

  • Currently East Rutherford

Boonton (Morris County)

  • Currently Boonton

Bordentown (Burlington County)

Bound Brook (Somerset County)

Bridgeton (Cumberland County)

  • Currently Bridgeton
  • County seat of Cumberland County

Brighton (Sussex County)

  • Currently Brighton

Brooklyn (Sussex County)

  • Located on the southern shore of Lake Hopatcong, on the border of Sussex and Morris County
  • Currently ??

Bromley (Somerset County)

  • Currently Burnt Mills

Budd Lake (Morris County)

  • Formerly Hattacawanna Lake
  • Currently Budd Lake, Mount Olive Township, Morris County

Burlington (Burlington County)

  • Currently Burlington, Burlington County

Burlington County

  • Currently Burlington County

Burnt Mills (Somerset County)

  • Formerly Bromley

Caldwell (Essex County)

  • Currently Caldwell

Camptown (Essex County)

  • Previously known as The Farms or Newark West Farms
  • Currently Irvington

Camden (Camden County)

  • Currently Camden
  • County seat of Camden County

Canoe Brook (Essex County)

  • Currently Canoe Brook, Millburn Township, Essex County

Cape May (Cape May County)

  • Currently Cape May

Cape May Court House (Cape May County)

  • Currently Cape May Court House
  • County seat of Cape May County

Cedar Grove (Essex County)

  • Currently Cedar Grove (est. 1908)

Chatham (Morris County)

  • Currently Chatham, Morris County

Chesterfield (Burlington County)

Clifton (Passaic County)

  • Previously known as Athenia
  • Currently Clifton

Clinton (Hunterdon County)

  • Currently Clinton

Closter (Bergen County)

  • Currently Closter, Bergen County

Cold Spring (Cape May County)

  • Currently Cold Spring

Columbia (Hudson County)

  • A district of Bergen Township, Hudson County
  • Currently Jersey City, Hudson County?

Columbia Bridge (Morris County)

  • Became Afton
  • Currently Florham Park

Communipaw (Bergen County)

  • Founded as the colonial village of Communipaw
  • Was located in  and a district of Bergen Township, Bergen County
  • Currently Jersey City, Hudson County

Connecticut Farms (Union County)

  • Currently Connecticut Farms, Union Township, Union County

Cranetown (Essex County)

  • Was part of the land separated from Newark that became Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield was divided into Cranetown, Second River (now Belleville), and Bloomfield
  • Name changed to West Bloomfield
  • Currently Montclair

Cream Ridge (Monmouth County)

  • Was/is? in Upper Freehold Township

Danville (Warren County)

  • Located in Independence Township

Deckertown (Sussex County)

  • Currently Sussex, Sussex County

Denmark (Morris County)

  • Village in Rockaway Township
  • Currently ??

Denville (Morris County)

  • Currently Denville

Deptford Township (Gloucester County)

  • Currently Deptford Township

Doddtown (Essex County)

  • Formerly a section of Newark
  • Currently East Orange (Essex County)

Dover (Morris County)

  • Currently Dover, Morris County

Dover Township (Monmouth/Ocean County)

  • Formerly in Monmouth County(?)
  • Currently Dover Township, Ocean County

Dutch Valley (Morris County)

  • Originally known as Long Valley
  • Name changed to Dutch Valley, then German Valley, before again becoming Long Valley
  • Currently Long Valley

East Amwell Township (Hunterdon County)

  • Currently East Amwell Township, Hunterdon County

East Fenwick Township (Salem County)

  • Currently Mannington Township

East Orange (Essex County)

  • Formerly known as Doddtown, a section of Newark
  • Currently East Orange, Essex County

East Rutherford (Bergen County)

  • Previously known as Boiling Springs

Echo Lake (Passaic County)

  • Currently Echo Lake

Egg Harbor Township (Atlantic County)

  • Currently Egg Harbor Township

Elizabeth (Essex/Union County)

  • Previously known as Elizabethtown
  • Originally part of Essex County
  • Currently Elizabeth
  • County seat of Union County

Elizabethtown (Essex County)

  • Currently Elizabeth, Union County

Ellisdale (Monmouth County)

  • Formerly Shelltown
  • Currently Ellisdale
  • Located in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County

Ellisdale (Morris County)??

  • Located in Hanover Township, Morris County??
  • Currently ??

English Neighborhood (Bergen County)

  • A region currently extending from Englewood to Ridgefield in Bergen County
  • Currently Ridgefield

Essex County

  • Established in 1682
  • County seat is Newark
  • Currently Essex County

Evesham (Burlington County)

Farms, The (Essex County)

  • Also known as Newark West Farms
  • Became Camptown
  • Currently Irvington

Ferromonte (Morris County)

Flemington (Hunterdon County)

  • Currently Flemington
  • County seat of Hunterdon County

Florham Park (Morris County)

  • Originally Columbia Bridge
  • Became Afton
  • Currently Florham Park

Franklin (Hudson County)

  • A section of Bergen Township, Hudson County
  • Currently Jersey City, Hudson County

Franklin (Sussex County)

  • Currently Franklin

Franklin Lakes (Bergen County)

  • Currently Franklin Lakes

Freehold (Monmouth County)

  • Currently Freehold
  • County seat of Monmouth County

Freehold (village) (Monmouth County)

  • Became Baptistown
  • Currently Holmdel

Freehold Township (Monmouth County)

  • Currently Freehold Township

German Valley (Morris County)

  • Originally known as Long Valley, then called Dutch Valley
  • Became German Valley before again becoming Long Valley
  • Currently Long Valley

Gibbstown (Gloucester County)

  • Currently Greenwich

Glen Ridge (Essex County)

  • Currently Glen Ridge (established 1895)

Green Pond (Morris County)

  • Currently Green Pond

Greenville (Ocean County)

  • Currently Greenville

Greenville (Salem County)

  • Currently Greenville

Greenwich (Gloucester County)

  • Formerly Gibbstown

Hackensack (Bergen County)

  • Formerly Bergen Township
  • Currently Hackensack
  • County seat of Bergen County

Hackettstown (Warren County)

  • Currently Hackettstown

Haddonfield (Camden County)

  • Currently Haddonfield

Hanover (Morris County)

  • Currently Hanover

Hanover Township (Morris County)

  • Currently Hanover Township, Morris County

Hardistonville (Sussex County?)

  • Currently ??

Hardwick Township (Warren County)

  • Formerly in Sussex County
  • Currently Hardwick Township

Hardystown Township (Sussex County)

  • Currently Hardystown Township

Harrison (Hudson County)

  • Was part of New Barbados Neck (?)

Harrison Township (Hudson County)

  • Was formerly Lodi Township of Bergen County
  • Lodi Township joined with Bergen Township, Jersey City, and an area called New Barbadoes Neck to form Hudson County, 1840
  • Lodi Township was renamed Harrison Township, 1840
  • Northern section established as Kearny, 1867
  • Currently Harrison (city?) and Kearny (?)

Haskell (Passaic County)

  • Currently ??

Hattacawanna Lake (Morris County)

  • Currently Budd Lake, Mount Olive Township, Morris County

Hawthorne (Passaic County)

  • Currently Hawthorne

Hibernia (Morris County)

  • Part of Rockaway Borough
  • Currently Hibernia

Hoboken (Hudson County)

  • Currently Hoboken

Hohokus (Bergen County)

  • Currently Hohokus

Holmdel (Monmouth County)

  • Previously called Freehold (village)
  • Became Baptistown (part of Middletown)
  • Currently Holmdel

Hope (Warren County)

  • Currently Hope

Hornerstown (Monmouth County)

  • Was/is? in Upper Freehold Township

Howell Township (Monmouth County)

  • Currently Howell Township, Monmouth County

Hudson (city) (Bergen?/Hudson County)

  • Combined with Bergen Township and Jersey City to form Jersey City, 1870
  • Currently Jersey City, Hudson County

Hudson County (est. 1840)

  • Formed from Lodi Township, Bergen Township, Jersey City, and the area known as New Barbadoes Neck (currently West Hudson area) in Bergen County, 1840
  • County seat is Jersey City

Irvington (Essex County)

  • Previously called The Farms or Newark West Farms
  • Next called Camptown
  • Currently Irvington

Jefferson Township (Morris County)

  • Currently Jefferson Township

Jefferson Village (Essex County)

  • Currently Maplewood

Jersey City (Bergen/Hudson County)

  • Formerly Paulus Hook, Bergen County
  • Became part of Hudson County at its establishment, 1840
  • Combined with the Hudson (city) and Bergen Township, 1870
  • Currently Jersey City, Hudson County
  • County seat of Hudson County

Kearny (Hudson County)

  • Was once part of New Barbados Neck (?)
  • Currently Kearny

Kennilworth (Union County)

  • Previously known as New Orange

Kingsland (Bergen County?)

  • Currently ??

Kinnelon (Morris County)

  • Currently Kinnelon

Knowlton (Warren County)

  • Currently Knowlton, Knowlton Township, Warren County

Knowlton Township (Warren County)

  • Currently Knowlton Township, Warren County

Lake Hopatcong (Sussex County)

  • Currently Lake Hopatcong

Lawrenceville (Mercer County)

  • Previously known as Maidenhead
  • Currently Lawrenceville

Lincoln Park (Morris County)

  • Currently Lincoln Park

Little Egg Harbor Township (Ocean County)

  • Currently Little Egg Harbor Township

Little Falls (Passaic County)

  • Currently Little Falls

Livingston (Essex County)

  • Currently Livingston

Lodi Township (Bergen County)

  • Joined with Bergen Township, Jersey City, and an area called New Barbadoes Neck to form Hudson County, 1840
  • Renamed Harrison Township, 1840
  • Northern section established as Kearney, 1867
  • Currently ??

Logan Township (Gloucester County)

  • Originally West Woolwich Township

Long Branch (Monmouth County)

  • Currently Long Branch

Long Valley (Morris County)

  • Originally known as Long Valley its name was later changed to first Dutch Valley and then German Valley
  • Currently Long Valley

Lower Penns Neck Township (Salem County)

  • Originally part of West Fenwick Township, later called Penns Neck Township
  • Penns Neck Township was broken into Upper Penns Neck Township, Lower Penns Neck Township, and Oldmans Township
  • Lower Penns Neck Township became Pennsville Township (?)
  • Currently Pennsville Township (?)

Lyndhurst (Bergen County)

  • Was once part of New Barbados Neck (?)
  • Currently Lyndhurst

Lyonsville (Morris County)

  • Currently Lyonsville

Macopin (Passaic County)

  • Currently Macopin

Mahway (Bergen County)

  • Currently Mahwah

Maidenhead (Mercer County)

  • Currently Lawrenceville

Mannington Township (Salem County)

  • Originally East Fenwick Township
  • Currently Mannington Township

Maplewood (Essex County)

  • Previously known as Jefferson Village
  • Currently Maplewood

Mays Landing (Atlantic County)

  • Currently Mays Landing
  • County seat of Atlantic County

Mendham (Morris County)

  • Previously spelled Mendom

Mendom (Morris County)

  • Currently spelled Mendham

Middlesex County

  • Established in 1682
  • Currently Middlesex County

Middletown Township (Monmouth County)

  • Currently Middletown Township

Midland Park (Bergen County)

  • Currently Midland Park

Midvale (Passaic County)

  • Currently Midvale

Millburn (Essex County)

  • Currently Millburn

Millburn Township (Essex County)

  • Currently Millburn Township, Essex County

Millstone (Somerset County)

  • Currently Millstone

Milton (Morris County)

  • Part of Jefferson Townhip

Mine Hill (Morris County)

Monmouth County

  • Established in 1682
  • Currently Monmouth County

Montclair (Essex County)

  • Part of the land separated from Newark that became Bloomfield
  • Divided from Bloomfield as Cranetown
  • Then called West Bloomfield
  • Currently Montclair (established 1868)

Montvale (Bergen County)

  • Currently Montvale

Montville (Morris County)

  • Currently Montville

Morristown (Morris County)

  • Currently Morristown, Morristown Town, Morris County, NJ
  • County seat of Morris County

Mount Airy (Hunterdon County)

  • Currently Mount Airy
  • Currently part of West Amwell Township

Mount Arlington (Morris County)

  • Currently Mount Arlington

Mount Bethel (Hunterdon County???)

Mount Bethel (Somerset County)

  • Village located in Warren Township

Mount Bethel (Warren County)

  • Village located in Mansfield Township

Mount Holly (Burlington County)

  • Currently Mount Holly
  • County seat of Burlington County

Mount Hope (Morris County)

  • Currently Mount Hope

Mount Olive Township (Morris County)

  • Currently Mount Olive Township, Morris County

Mount Pleasant (Hunterdon County)

  • Currently Mount Pleasant

Mountain (Essex County)

  • Currently West Orange

Mountain View (Passaic County)

  • Currently Mountain View

New Barbadoes Neck (Essex/Bergen County)

  • Colonial territory made up of the land between the Hackensack and Passaic Rivers in what is now Bergen and Hudson Counties
  • Originally located in Essex County
  • Moved to Bergen County, 1693
  • Combined with Lodi Township, Bergen Township, and Jersey City to form Hudson County, 1840
  • Area now containing the towns of Harrison and Kearny and the boroughs of East Newark and Arlington

New Barbadoes Township (Bergen County)

  • One of the original townships of Bergen County, established 1693
  • Bounded north by Harrington, east and southeast by Hackensack, southwest by Lodi, and west by Saddle River Township
  • Currently Rochelle Park and Saddle Brook area

New Bedford (Monmouth County)

New Brunswick (Middlesex County)

  • Currently New Brunswick
  • County seat of Middlesex County

New Germantown (Hunterdon County)

  • Currently Oldwick

New Orange (Union County)

  • Currently Kennilworth

New Providence (Union County)

  • Previously known as Turkey
  • Currently New Providence

Newark (Essex County)

  • Divided into Bloomfield, Montclair, Belleville, the Oranges
  • Currently Newark
  • County seat of Essex County

Newark Mountain (Essex County)

  • Currently West? Orange

Newark West Farms (Essex County)

  • Also known as The Farms
  • Becomes Camptown
  • Currently Irvington

Newfoundland (Passaic County)

  • Currently Newfoundland

Newton (Sussex County)

  • Currently Newton
  • County seat of Sussex County

Nolans Point (Morris County)

  • Now located in Jefferson Township, Morris County

North Arlington (Bergen County)

  • Part of New Barbados Neck (?)

North Crosswicks (Burlington County)

Nutley (Essex County)

  • Currently Nutley

Oakland (Bergen County)

  • Currently Oakland

Ocean Beach (Ocean County)

  • Currently Ocean Beach

Ogdensburg (Sussex County)

  • Currently Ogdensburg

Oldmans Township (Salem County)

  • Originally part of West Fenwick Township, later called Penns Neck Township
  • Penns Neck Township was broken into Upper Penns Neck Township, Lower Penns Neck Township, and Oldmans Township
  • Currently Oldmans Township

Oldwick (Hunterdon County)

  • Formerly New Germantown

Orange (Essex County)

  • Currently Orange

Ortley Beach (Ocean County)

  • Currently Ortley Beach, Dover Township, Ocean County

Paramus (Bergen County)

  • Currently Paramus

Parsippany (Morris County)

  • Currently Parsippany

Passaic (Passaic County)

  • Formerly Acquackanock

Paterson (Passaic County)

  • Currently Paterson
  • County seat of Passaic County

Paulus Hook (Bergen County)

  • Currently Jersey City, Hudson County

Penns Neck (Salem County)

  • Currently Churchtown, Pennsville Township

Penns Neck Township (Salem County)

  • Originally called West Fenwick Township
  • Name changed to Penns Neck in honor of William Penn
  • Broken into Upper Penns Neck Township, Lower Penns Neck Township, and Oldmans Township
  • Currently Upper Penns Neck Township, Oldmans Township, and Pennsville Township

Pennsville Township (Salem County)

  • Originally part of West Fenwick Township, later called Penns Neck Township
  • Penns Neck Township was broken into Upper Penns Neck Township, Lower Penns Neck Township, and Oldmans Township
  • Lower Penns Neck Township became Pennsville Township (?)
  • Currently Pennsville Township

Pequannock Township (Morris County)

  • Currently Pequannock Township

Perth Amboy (Middlesex County)

  • Currently Perth Amboy

Piscataway (Middlesex County)

  • Currently Piscataway, Middlesex County

Plainfield (Essex/Union County)

  • Formerly in Essex County
  • Currently Plainfield, Union County

Pleasant Valley (Monmouth County)

  • Located in Marlboro Township

Pleasantdale (Essex County)

  • Formerly a village in Essex County
  • Currently part of West Orange (Essex County)

Point Pleasant (Ocean County)

  • Currently Point Pleasant

Point Pleasant Beach (Ocean County)

  • Currently Point Pleasant Beach (est. 1886)

Pompton (Passaic County)

  • Currently Pompton, Pompton Lakes Boro, Passaic County

Pompton Lakes (Passaic County)

  • Currently Pompton Lakes

Pompton Plains (Morris County)

  • Currently Pompton Plains

Powerville (Morris County)

  • Currently Powerville

Preakness (Passaic County)

  • Currently Preakness, Wayne Township, Passaic County

Princeton (Mercer County)

  • Currently Princeton, Princeton Boro, Mercer County

Raccoon (Gloucester County)

  • Also known as Racoon
  • Currently Swedesboro

Racoon (Gloucester County)

Raccoon Creek

Racoon Creek

  • Flows through Gloucester County and empties into the Delaware River
  • Also spelled Raccoon Creek

Rahway (Essex/Union County)

  • Formerly in Essex County
  • Currently Rahway, Rahway City, Union County

Ramapo Mountains (Bergen and Passaic Counties)

Ramapo River (Bergen and Passaic Counties)

  • River flowing from New York through Bergen and Passaic Counties

Ramsey (Bergen County)

  • Ramsey

Randolph Township (Morris County)

Raritan (Somerset County)

  • Currently Raritan

Raritan Bridge (Somerset County?)

  • Currently ??

Reaville (Hunterdon County)

  • Currently Reaville, East Amwell Township, Hunterdon County

Red Bank (Monmouth County)

  • Currently Red Bank

Ridgefield (Bergen County)

  • Formerly called English Neighborhood
  • Currently Ridgefield

Ringoes (Hunterdon County)

  • Currently Ringoes, East Amwell Township, Hunterdon County

Ringwood (Passaic County)

  • Formerly in Bergen County
  • Currently Ringwood

Riverdale (Morris County)

  • Currently Riverdale

Riverdale (Sussex County)

  • Currently Riverdale

Rockaway (Morris County)

  • Currently Rockaway

Rockaway Township (Morris County)

  • Currently Rockaway Township

Roseland (Essex County)

  • Currently Roseland

Roseville (Essex County)

  • Village in Newark City

Roxbury Township (Morris County)

  • Currently Roxbury Township

Rutherford (Bergen County)

  • Currently Rutherford

Rutherfurd Park (Bergen County?)

  • Currently ??

Saddle Brook Township (Bergen County)

  • Formerly Saddle River Township
  • Currently Saddle Brook Township, Bergen County

Saddle River (Bergen County)

  • Currently Saddle River, Bergen County

Saddle River Township (Bergen County)

  • Currently Saddle Brook Township, Bergen County

Salem (Salem County)

  • Currently Salem
  • County seat of Salem County

Sayreville (Middlesex County)

Schooleys Mountain (Morris County)

  • Currently Schooleys Mountain

Scotch Plains (Essex/Union County)

  • Formerly in Essex County
  • Currently Scotch Plains, Union County

Sea Girt Lighthouse (Monmouth County)

  • Previously known as the Squan Inlet Lighthouse

Second River (Essex County)

  • Was part of the land separated from Newark that became Bloomfield
  • Separated from Bloomfield and called Second River
  • Currently Belleville

Second River (river)

  • Tributary of the Passaic River

Sergeantsville (Hunterdon County)

  • Currently Sergeantsville
  • Currently located in Delaware Township

Seward Farm (Sussex County)

Shelltown (Monmouth County)

  • Currently Ellisdale
  • Located in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County

Short Hills (Essex County)

  • Currently Short Hills, Millburn Township, Essex County

Shrewsbury (Monmouth County)

  • Currently Shrewsbury, Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County)
  • See also Shrewsbury (Boro)

Shrewsbury (Boro) (Monmouth County)

  • Currently Shrewsbury, Monmouth County
  • See also Shrewsbury, Upper Freehold Twp., Monmouth Co.

Shrewsbury Township (Monmouth County)

  • Currently Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth County

Sidney (Hunterdon County)

  • Currently Sidney
  • Currently located in Franklin Township

Silver Lake (Essex County)

  • Village in Belleville Township
  • Currently ??

Singac (Passaic County)

  • Village in Little Falls Township
  • Currently ???

Snufftown, NJ (Sussex County)

  • Currently the Franklin area of Hardystown Township, Sussex County

Somerville (Somerset County)

  • Currently Somerville
  • County seat of Somerset County

South Amboy (Middlesex County)

South Orange (Essex County)

  • Currently South Orange

South River (Middlesex County)

  • Currently South River

Sparta (Sussex County)

  • Currently Sparta

Springfield (Essex/Union County)

  • Formerly in Essex County
  • Currently Springfield, Springfield Township, Union County

Springfield Township (Union County)

  • Currently Springfield Township, Union County

Squan Inlet Lighthouse (Monmouth County)

  • Currently the Sea Girt Lighthouse

Stafford Township (Monmouth/Ocean? Counties)

  • Originally in Monmouth County
  • Currently Stafford Township, Ocean County

Stanhope (Sussex County)

  • Currently Stanhope

Stephensburg (Morris County)

Stockholm (Sussex County)

  • Currently Stocklhom

Stone House Plains (Essex County)

  • Was located in what is now Bloomfield, Essex County

Succasunna (Morris County)

  • Previously called Suckasunny

Suckasunny (Morris County)

  • Now called Succasunna

Summit (Union County)

  • Currently Summit

Swedesboro (Gloucester County)

  • Originally called Raccoon or Racoon
  • Re-named Swedesboro
  • Joined with Battentown and kept the name Swedesboro
  • Currently Swedesboro

Three Mile Run (Middlesex and Somerset (?) Counties)

  • Currently ???

Tinton Falls (Boro), Monmouth County

  • Currently Tinton Falls, Monmouth County

Toms River (Ocean County)

  • Currently Toms River
  • County seat of Ocean County

Totowa (Passaic County)

  • Currently Totowa

Towaco (Morris County)

  • Currently Towaco

Trenton (Mercer County)

  • Currently Trenton
  • Capital of the State of New Jersey
  • County seat of Mercer County (?)

Troy Hills Township (Morris County)

  • Currently Troy Hills Township

Turkey (Union County)

  • Currently New Providence

Union (Union County)

  • Currently Union, Union County

Union City (Hudson County)

  • Currently Union City, Hudson County

Union Township (Hunterdon County)

  • Currently Union Township, Hunterdon County

Union Township (Union County)

  • Currently Union Township, Union County

Upper Freehold Township (Monmouth County)

  • Currently Upper Freehold Township

Upper Penns Neck Township (Salem County)

  • Originally part of West Fenwick Township, later called Penns Neck Township
  • Penns Neck Township was broken into Upper Penns Neck Township, Lower Penns Neck Township, and Oldmans Township
  • Currently Upper Penns Neck Township

Vernon Township (Sussex County)

  • Currently Vernon Township

Verona (Essex County)

  • Currently Verona (established 1907)

Wagaraw (Bergen??? County)

  • Currently ???

Walpack Township (Sussex County)

  • Currently Walpack Township, Sussex County

Wanaque (Passaic County)

  • Currently Wanaque

Wantage Township (Sussex County)

  • Currently Wantage Township

Washington (Hudson County)

  • A district of Bergen Township, Hudson County
  • Became Greenville Township
  • Currently Jersey City, Hudson County?

Washington Township (Burlington County)

Waterford Township (Gloucester County)

Watsesson (Essex County)

  • Was located in what is now Bloomfield, Essex County

Wayne (Passaic County)

  • Currently Wayne

Weehawken Township (Bergen County)

  • Currently Weehawken Township

West Amwell Township (Hunterdon County)

  • Currently West Amwell Township

West Bloomfield (Essex County)

  • Was part of the land separated from Newark that became Bloomfield
  • Separated from Bloomfield and called Cranetown
  • Currently Montclair

West Brook (Passaic County)

  • Located in Pompton Township
  • Currently ??

West Caldwell (Essex County)

  • Currently West Caldwell, West Caldwell Township, Essex County

West Fenwick Township (Salem County)

  • Became Penns Neck Township
  • Penns Neck Township was broken into Upper Penns Neck Township, Lower Penns Neck Township, and Oldmans Township
  • Currently Upper Penns Neck Township, Oldmans Township, and Pennsville Township

West Milford (Passaic County)

  • Currently West Milford

West Orange (Essex County)

  • Formerly know as the Mountain
  • Contains what used to be the village of Pleasantdale
  • Currently West Orange (established 1862)

West Woolwich Township (Gloucester County)

  • Currently Logan Township

Westfield (Essex/Union County)

  • Previously in Essex County
  • Currently Westfield, Union County

Whippany (Morris County)

  • Currently Whippany, Hanover Township, Morris County

White Oak Ridge (Essex County)

  • Currently White Oak Ridge, Millburn Township, Essex County

Whitehouse (Hunterdon County)

  • Currently Whitehouse

Whitehouse Station (Hunterdon County)

  • Currently Whitehouse Station

Woodbridge (Middlesex County)

  • Currently Woodbridge

Woodbridge Township (Middlesex County)

  • Currently Woodbridge Township

Woodbury (Gloucester County)

  • Currently Woodbury
  • County seat of Gloucester County

Woodport (Morris County)

  • Currently Woodport

Woodstown (Salem County)


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