Hibernia, New Jersey

Hibernia, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Hibernia, New Jersey
Hibernia, New Jersey
Hibernia, New Jersey

Hibernia's location in Morris County (Inset: Morris County in New Jersey)

Coordinates: 40°56′38″N 74°29′34″W / 40.94389°N 74.49278°W / 40.94389; -74.49278Coordinates: 40°56′38″N 74°29′34″W / 40.94389°N 74.49278°W / 40.94389; -74.49278
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Morris
Township Rockaway
Named for Hibernia, the classical name for Ireland
Elevation 538 ft (164 m)
ZIP code 07866
GNIS feature ID 0877076[1]

Hibernia is an unincorporated community located within Rockaway Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.[2] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 07842. The community takes its name from Hibernia, the classical name for Ireland.[3]

As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07842 was 93.

The Hibernia mines, a series of iron mines worked from pre-Revolutionary times until 1916, are located here.

Hibernia has a public Library on Green Pond Road.

References

  1. "Hibernia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 156.
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