New Canton, New Jersey

New Canton, New Jersey
Unincorporated community

Intersection of Old York Road (CR 539) and New Canton-Stone Tavern Road (CR 524)
New Canton, New Jersey
New Canton, New Jersey
New Canton, New Jersey

Location of New Canton in Mercer County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey

Coordinates: 40°11′13″N 74°34′00″W / 40.18694°N 74.56667°W / 40.18694; -74.56667Coordinates: 40°11′13″N 74°34′00″W / 40.18694°N 74.56667°W / 40.18694; -74.56667
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Mercer and Monmouth
Township Robbinsville and Upper Freehold
Elevation[1] 118 ft (36 m)
GNIS feature ID 878727[1]

New Canton is an unincorporated community located along the border of Robbinsville Township in Mercer County and Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.[2][3] The area was once known as Cabbagetown and has been settled since the 18th century.[4] The settlement is located at the intersection of Old York Road (County Route 539) and New Canton-Stone Tavern Road (CR 524) just north of Interstate 195's interchange 8. The Upper Freehold side of the area contains farmland and new housing developments while the Robbinsville side features new commercial warehouse buildings including an Amazon.com Fulfillment Center opened in July 2014.[3][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "New Canton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Google (January 10, 2015). "New Canton, New Jersey" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  4. "VIII. Historic Preservation Plan" (PDF). Washington Township. p. 4. Retrieved September 12, 2015. Some of the church members probably lived in Cabbagetown, now New Canton, which was a cluster of homes just down the road from New Sharon.
  5. Davis, Mike (July 30, 2015). "Amazon's new mega-warehouse in Robbinsville ships first order - A sonic water jet system". Times of Trenton. Retrieved September 12, 2015.


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