Dutch Neck in West Windsor Township in Mercer County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Dutch Neck Historic Community
Photographed by Richard Peterson, March 22, 2026
1. Dutch Neck Historic Community Marker
This hamlet developed in the mid-1700s after the Lyell family sold the area to settlers, many of whom were Dutch like the Voorhees and Updikes. The term Neck likely means tract of land. After Windsor Township split into East and West Windsor in 1797, West Windsors government often met here until the 1970s.
Dutch Neck featured a town hall, inn, schoolhouse, blacksmith, courthouse/library/chapel, store/post office, more businesses, and substantial farms. The Presbyterian church (1816) replaced a 1700s-era Neck Meeting House. Its graveyard's earliest known burial dates to 1771. A cemetery for Black and poor locals (1834) was replaced by the current Dutch Neck School in 1917 and its graves were moved. The West Windsor Volunteer Fire Co. formed here in 1921. More Christian and Jewish houses of worship were built in the mid-late 1900s amid suburban growth.
Celebrating West Windsor History 2023
Erected 2023 by The Historical Society of West Windsor.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.
Location. 40° 16.945′ N,
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Jersey and in Greater Princeton. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Schenck Farmstead Historic Site (approx. 1.3 miles away); Slavery at the Farmstead (approx. 1.3 miles away); Edinburg Historic Community (approx. 1.6 miles away); Trolley Line Trail Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); John & Alicia Nash (approx. 2.1 miles away); Martian Landing Site (approx.
The Historical Society of West Windsor, circa 2023
2. Dutch Neck Historic Community Marker, Dutch Neck Presbyterian Church (left)
Also see . . .
1. Historical Society of West Windsor. (Submitted on April 12, 2026, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Historic Community: Dutch Neck. History page on Dutch Neck, published by the Historical Society of West Windsor. (Submitted on April 22, 2026, by Historical Society of West Windsor of West Widsor, New Jersey.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2026, by Richard Peterson of East Windsor, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 22 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 8, 2026, by Richard Peterson of East Windsor, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
