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    1. [NJWARREN] Warren County Townships and dates
    2. Esther Read/Tim Doyle
    3. I pulled this together from Snell. There may be other information floating around out there. If you comment on the following, please comment to the list so everyone can share the data. Cheers! Esther Read Information is from: James P. Snell "History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey." Two Volumes Everts & Peck, Philadelphia 1881 TOWNSHIPS AT THE TIME OF THE ORGANIZATION OF WARREN COUNTY Formed: 20 November 1824, first board of chosen freeholders met at Belvidere 11 May 1825. HARDWICK GREENWICH OXFORD INDEPENDENCE KNOWLTON MANSFIELD PAHAQUARRY HARDWICK TOWNSHIP Royal Patent Township, circa 1713 Part of BURLINGTON COUNTY Part of HUNTERDON COUNTY 1738, MORRIS COUNTY created from part of Hunterdon, Hardwick is in portion that becomes Morris 1753, SUSSEX COUNTY created from part of Morris, Hardwick is in portion that becomes Sussex 20 November 1824, WARREN COUNTY created from part of Sussex, Hardwick is in portion that becomes Warren Parent Township of: 1782, INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP (originally Sussex County, then Warren County) 27 December 1824, STILLWATER TOWNSHIP, Sussex County (as a result of the separation of Warren County from Sussex County) 29 December 1824, GREEN TOWNSHIP, Sussex County (also taken from part of INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP) (as a result of the separation of Warren County from Sussex County) 7 March 1848, FRELINGHUYSEN TOWNSHIP, Warren County GREENWICH TOWNSHIP In existence in 1730s when it was part of HUNTERDON COUNTY 1738, MORRIS COUNTY created from part of Hunterdon, Greenwich is in portion that becomes Morris 1753, SUSSEX COUNTY created from part of Morris, Greenwich is in portion that becomes Sussex 20 November 1824, WARREN COUNTY created from part of Sussex, Greenwich is in portion that becomes Warren Parent Township of: 1753--OXFORD TOWNSHIP 1754--MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP 15 February 1839, a portion of HARMONY TOWNSHIP (other portion from OXFORD) 15 February 1839, a portion of FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP (other portions from OXFORD and MANSFIELD) 7 March 1851, a portion of LOPATCONG TOWNSHIP (other portion from HARMONY), originally called Philipsburg Township OXFORD TOWNSHIP Formed 1753, SUSSEX COUNTY ? Originally part of Greenwich 20 November 1824 separated from Sussex County and placed in the newly formed WARREN COUNTY Parent Township of: 1839, HOPE TOWNSHIP 15 February 1839, a portion of HARMONY TOWNSHIP (other portion from GREENWICH) 15 February 1839, a portion of FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP (other portions from GREENWICH AND MANSFIELD) MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP 1754 Formed out of GREENWICH TOWNSHIP, part of SUSSEX COUNTY 20 November 1824 separated from Sussex County and placed in the newly formed WARREN COUNTY Parent Township of: 15 February 1839, a portion of FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP (other portions from OXFORD and GREENWICH) 28 February 1849, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP KNOWLTON TOWNSHIP 1768 Formed by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature as a Township in SUSSEX COUNTY This implies that it may have been part of either Hardwick or Greenwich originally 20 November 1824 separated from Sussex County and placed in the newly formed WARREN COUNTY Parent of Township of: February 1845, BLAIRSTOWN TOWNSHIP, Warren County INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP 1782 Formed out of HARDWICK TOWNSHIP, part of SUSSEX COUNTY 20 November 1824 separated from Sussex County and placed in the newly formed WARREN COUNTY Parent Township of: 1872, ALLAMUCHY PAHAQUARRY TOWNSHIP 1824, formed from part of WALPACK TOWNSHIP, Sussex County (as a result of the separation of Warren County from Sussex County) 20 November 1824 separated from Sussex County and placed in the newly formed WARREN COUNTY Note: in the lat 10 years, this Township has united with Hardwick Township. Most of the township is in the posession of the National Park Service as part of the Delaware Water Gap National Park. As such, there is a limited taxbase in the Pahaquarry. By joinning with Hardwick the township was able to provide services to the few private landowners still in the area. Town of BELVIDERE, incorporated 1845 HACKETTSTOWN BOROUGH incorporated 1853 Town of PHILIPSBURG, incoporated 1861 WASHINGTON BOROUGH, incoporated 1868

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