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Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Coordinates: 40°25′38″N 74°59′24″W / 40.42722°N 74.99000°W / 40.42722; -74.99000
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Rosemont, New Jersey
Center of Rosemont
Center of Rosemont
Rosemont, New Jersey is located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Rosemont, New Jersey
Rosemont, New Jersey
Location of Rosemont in Hunterdon County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
Rosemont, New Jersey is located in New Jersey
Rosemont, New Jersey
Rosemont, New Jersey
Rosemont, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Rosemont, New Jersey is located in the United States
Rosemont, New Jersey
Rosemont, New Jersey
Rosemont, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°25′38″N 74°59′24″W / 40.42722°N 74.99000°W / 40.42722; -74.99000
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyHunterdon
TownshipDelaware
Elevation315 ft (96 m)
ZIP code
08556
Area code908
GNIS feature ID879825[1]
Rosemont Rural Agricultural District
NRHP reference No.10000354[2]
Added to NRHPJune 18, 2010

Rosemont is an unincorporated community located within Delaware Township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3] Its ZIP code is 08556.[4] Located at the top of a small hill, the center of the community is located along Kingwood Stockton Road (County Route 519) near its intersections with Raven Rock Rosemont Road and Rosemont Ringoes Road (CR 604). Farmland (for which it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2]) and residences make up the surrounding area while the center of the settlement includes residences, a post office, and an antique shop.[5]

Notable people

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People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Rosemont include:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rosemont". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed December 14, 2014.
  4. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  5. ^ "Aerial view of Rosemont" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  6. ^ "Willard Allen, Ex-Jersey Official, Dies; Was Agriculture Secretary for 18 Years", The New York Times, February 27, 1957. Accessed December 24, 2021. "A resident of Rosemont, Mr. Allen retired from the state post in February 1956, because of ill health."
  7. ^ "News Notes", p. 104 in Torreya, Volumes 24-26. Accessed December 24, 2021. "Dr. George Newton Best, one of the most widely-known physicians of Hunterdon County, Penna. [sic] and a scientist of national repute, died at his home in Rosemont on the 18th of June."