Somerset County, NJ

Headnote
SOMERSET COUNTY, situated in the central part New Jersey. Area, 275 square miles. Face of the country, pleasantly diversified with hills and vales; soil, productive. Seat of justice, Somerville. Pop. in 1810, 14,728; in 1820, 16,506; in 1830, 17,689; in 1840, 17,455; in 1850, 19,661. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
New Jersey

Somerset County, New Jersey (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
SOMERSET COUNTY, situated in the central part New Jersey. Area, 275 square miles. Face of the country, pleasantly diversified with hills and vales; soil, productive. Seat of justice, Somerville. Pop. in 1810, 14,728; in 1820, 16,506; in 1830, 17,689; in 1840, 17,455; in 1850, 19,661.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 334.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Basking Ridge, NJ City or Town
Millstone, NJ City or Town
Somerville, NJ City or Town
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