Quarryville, New Jersey
Quarryville is an unincorporated community located within Wantage Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States.[1][2]
Quarryville, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
  Quarryville, New Jersey Location of Quarryville in Sussex County. Inset: Location of Sussex County within the state of New Jersey  Quarryville, New Jersey Quarryville, New Jersey (New Jersey)  Quarryville, New Jersey Quarryville, New Jersey (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 41°15′23″N 74°34′47″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Sussex |
| Township | Wantage |
| Elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 879565[1] |
The settlement is located on Quarryville Brook, a tributary of the Wallkill River.[3]
By 1882, "Quarry Station" was located in the settlement, part of the New Jersey Midland Railway, which later became the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway. A post office was located there, and the population was 64. The settlement was described as having "a large local trade, a good shipping trade, and quarries of superior building stone".[4][5]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quarryville
- Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed December 21, 2014.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quarryville Brook
- Industries of New Jersey. Historical Publishing Company. 1882. p. 118. OL 24332547M.
- Annual Report. New Jersey State Board of Assessors. 1890. p. 379.
Municipalities and communities of Sussex County, New Jersey, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boroughs |  Map of New Jersey highlighting Sussex County | |
| Town | ||
| Townships | ||
| CDPs | ||
| Other unincorporated communities | ||
| ||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.