Baptistown, New Jersey

Baptistown is an unincorporated community located within Kingwood Township, in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[4] Baptistown is located on New Jersey Route 12, approximately three miles (4.8 km) east of Frenchtown. The township's municipal offices are located in Baptistown just north of the center of the community.

Baptistown, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Center of Baptistown along Route 12
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Coordinates: 40°31′18″N 75°00′22″W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Hunterdon
Township	Kingwood
Elevation	157 m (515 ft)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	08803[1][2]
Area code	908
GNIS feature ID	874483[3]

History

Baptistown is named for the two Baptist churches which were founded there by early settlers.^[5]

Baptistown has a post office with ZIP Code 08803, which opened on May 1, 1822.^[6][7]

In 1882, Baptistown had a population of 250, and was described as "the centre of a rich farming district, with a good local business".^[8]

In 1937 there was a one-room school in Baptistown.^[9]

Solar farms

Frenchtown Solar is a group of three photovoltaic arrays, or solar farms, in the state covering 110 acres (44.5 ha) with 68,500 solar panels and 20.1 megawatt capacity. Two arrays are located just outside the village Baptistown on Route 12.^[10] The third and largest is to the south off County Route 519.^[11]

References

1. Look Up a ZIP Code for Baptistown, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed August 27, 2013.
2. Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 27, 2013.
3. "Baptistown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
4. Locality Search Archived 2016-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
5. New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past. Viking. 1939. p. 525. ISBN 9781603540292.
6. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
7. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
8. Industries of New Jersey. Historical Publishing Company. 1882. p. 66. OL 24332547M.
9. There is a photo of the class with some names on the back
10. Fasanello, Teresa (August 2, 2011). "2 solar arrays rising in Kingwood along Route 12". Hunterdon County Democrat. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
11. Rojas, Crisitna (October 19, 2011). "Kingwood gives preliminary OK to solar field on Route 519". Hunterdon County Democrat. Retrieved December 30, 2014.