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Baptistown in Hunterdon County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Baptistown

 
 
Baptistown Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alan Edelson, February 8, 2009
1. Baptistown Marker
Inscription. Settled by Baptists in the 1720s. One of the area's older towns astride the Old Kings Highway (now Rte. 519), it offered a tavern, stores, and various artisans.
 
Erected by Hunterdon County Cultural And Heritage Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the New Jersey, Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission series list.
 
Location. 40° 31.316′ N, 75° 0.375′ W. Marker is in Baptistown, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. It is on County Route 519, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baptistown NJ 08803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kingwood Township Veterans Monument (approx. 1.2 miles away); Oak Summit (approx. 1.4 miles away); Oak Summit Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Old Stone Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Oak Summit School (approx. 1½ miles away); Frenchtown (approx. 2½ miles away); Barbertown (approx. 2.8 miles away); St. Thomas Episcopal of Alexandria (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baptistown.
 
Baptistown Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alan Edelson, February 8, 2009
2. Baptistown Marker
Baptistown Marker next to the Post Office image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, October 9, 2017
3. Baptistown Marker next to the Post Office
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,431 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 4, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey.   3. submitted on July 12, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Aug. 20, 2026