Springtown, Warren County, New Jersey

Populated place in Warren County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

40°38′55″N 75°8′52″W / 40.64861°N 75.14778°W / 40.64861; -75.14778Country

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200 ft (60 m)GNIS feature ID880823^[1]

Springtown is an unincorporated community located at the intersection of Springtown Road (County Route 519) and the Pohatcong Creek in Pohatcong Township, Warren County, New Jersey.^[1]^[2] It was named after the many small springs in the valley.^[3]

History

In the 1850s, the village had two distilleries and three gristmills.^[4]

The Hixson–Skinner Mill Complex, also known as Cole's Grist Mill Complex, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for its significance in commerce and industry.^[5]

The Hixson–Mixsell House, also known as the Springtown Stagecoach Inn, was added to the NRHP in 2014 for its significance in architecture.^[6]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Springtown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Locality Search". State of New Jersey.
^ Snell, James P.; Clayton, W.W. (1881). "Springtown". History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck. pp. 602. OCLC 14075041.
^ Cummins, George Wyckoff (1911). History of Warren County, New Jersey. Lewis Historical Publishing. p. 244. OCLC 55158005. Springtown, on the Pohatcong, sixty years ago had two distilleries and three grist mills
^ Bertland, Dennis (March 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hixson–Skinner Mill Complex". National Park Service.
^ Bertland, Dennis (August 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hixson–Mixsell House". National Park Service.