Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Place in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States
Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States
40°25′38″N 74°59′24″W / 40.42722°N 74.99000°W / 40.42722; -74.99000
United States
New Jersey08556
United States historic place
Rosemont Rural Agricultural District | |
| NRHP reference No. | 10000354[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | June 18, 2010 |
Rosemont is an unincorporated community located within Delaware Township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3] Its ZIP code is 08556.[4] Located at the top of a small hill, the center of the community is located along Kingwood Stockton Road (County Route 519) near its intersections with Raven Rock Rosemont Road and Rosemont Ringoes Road (CR 604). Farmland (for which it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2]) and residences make up the surrounding area while the center of the settlement includes residences, a post office, and an antique shop.[5]
Notable people
See also: Category:People from Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Rosemont include:
- Willard H. Allen (1893–1957), poultry scientist who served as New Jersey secretary of agriculture from 1938 to 1956.[6]
- George Newton Best (1846–1926), bryologist, expert on moss taxonomy and second president of the Sullivant Moss Society.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Rosemont". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed December 14, 2014.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ Google (July 25, 2015). "Aerial view of Rosemont" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ^ "Willard Allen, Ex-Jersey Official, Dies; Was Agriculture Secretary for 18 Years", The New York Times, February 27, 1957. Accessed December 24, 2021. "A resident of Rosemont, Mr. Allen retired from the state post in February 1956, because of ill health."
- ^ "News Notes", p. 104 in Torreya, Volumes 24-26. Accessed December 24, 2021. "Dr. George Newton Best, one of the most widely-known physicians of Hunterdon County, Penna. [sic] and a scientist of national repute, died at his home in Rosemont on the 18th of June."
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Municipalities and communities of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States
County seat: Flemington
communities
- Allerton
- Amsterdam
- Anthony
- Baptistown
- Barbertown
- Barley Sheaf
- Bowne
- Bunnvale
- Byram
- Centerville
- Charlestown
- Cherryville
- Cloverhill
- Cokesbury
- Copper Hill
- Darts Mills
- Dreahook
- Everittstown
- Fairmount
- Grandin
- Hamden
- Headquarters
- Hoffmans
- Hughesville
- Jutland
- Lansdowne
- Larisons Corners
- Linvale
- Little York
- Lower Valley
- Mechanicsville
- Mount Airy
- Mount Pleasant
- Mountainville
- New Hampton
- Norton
- Pattenburg
- Penwell
- Perryville
- Pittstown
- Pleasant Run
- Potterstown
- Prallsville
- Quakertown
- Raven Rock
- Readingsburg
- Readington Village
- Reaville
- Rockefellows Mills
- Rosemont
- Rowland's Mills
- Sand Brook
- Sandy Ridge
- Sergeantsville
- Snydertown
- Spruce Run
- Stanton
- Tumble Falls
- Vanlieu Corners
- Van Syckel
- Wertsville
- West Portal
- Whitehouse
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