Marker Logo
THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
Near Flemington in Hunterdon County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Bonetown

 
 
Bonetown Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Cornell, August 2009
1. Bonetown Marker
Inscription. A neighborhood south of Croton. Got its name through legend of a chicken stealing family that lived there. When forced to move "Great" piles of chicken bones remained at this site.
 
Erected by Raritan Township Local Historic Committee.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable PlacesSettlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 40° 29.998′ N, 74° 53.663′ W. Marker is near Flemington, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. It is on Bonetown Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Flemington NJ 08822, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, specifically in Central Jersey, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Raritan Township 9-11 Memorial Clock (approx. 1.2 miles away); Raritan Township Vietnam Veterans (approx. 1.2 miles away); Historic Woodlot (approx. 1.2 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Kase Homestead (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hardscrabble Hill (approx. 1.3 miles away); Uplands (approx. 1.3 miles away); Buchanan's Tavern (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Flemington.
 
Paid Advertisement
Click or scan to see
this page online
Bonetown Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Cornell
2. Bonetown Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2009. This page has been viewed 1,846 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 16, 2009, by Steve Cornell of Raritan Township, New Jersey. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
m=22487

CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisement
Jun. 21, 2026