Copper Hill is an unincorporated community located within the Amwell Valley of Raritan Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.[2] It is located between Flemington and Ringoes along U.S. Route 202, New Jersey Route 31 and Copper Hill Road.[3] It was named for the old copper mines in the area.[4]
Copper Hill, New Jersey | |
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![]() Former train station | |
Coordinates: 40°28′30″N 74°51′49″W / 40.47500°N 74.86361°W[1] | |
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County | Hunterdon |
Township | Raritan |
Named for | Copper mines |
Elevation | 141 ft (43 m) |
GNIS feature ID | 875648[1] |
History
editCopper Hill had a post office in 1860.[4] It had a station stop on the Flemington branch of the Belvidere Delaware Railroad. The Black River and Western Railroad now operates on the line.[5]
Education
editThe Flemington-Raritan Regional School District operates the Copper Hill Elementary School in the community.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Copper Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Locality Search". State of New Jersey.
- ^ "U.S. Route 202 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. p. 4.
- ^ a b Snell, James P. (1881). "Copper Hill". History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. p. 306.
- ^ Jagger, Jerry J. (2016). Black River & Western Railroad. p. 26. ISBN 9781467124546.
- ^ "Copper Hill Elementary School". Flemington-Raritan Regional School District.