Helmetta

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Helmetta is a small borough in central New Jersey, United States, known historically as a former company town centered around the Helme Tobacco Company snuff mill.

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Helmetta canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf borough
municipality
areaCode 732
848
borders East Brunswick Township NERFINISHED
Monroe Township
Spotswood
centeredAround Helme Tobacco Company
Helme Tobacco Company snuff mill
congressionalDistrict New Jersey's 12th congressional district
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Middlesex County
countyLegislativeDistrict Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners jurisdiction
elevation about 82 feet
FIPSCode 34-31010
GNISFeatureID 0885250
governmentType borough form of New Jersey municipal government
hasBodyOfWater Helmetta Pond NERFINISHED
hasHistoricDistrict Helme–Snuff Mill Historic District
hasHistoricUse residential community for Helme Tobacco Company workers
hasMunicipalGovernment mayor–council system under New Jersey borough law
hasPark Jamesburg Park Conservation Area (part)
historicalIndustry snuff production
tobacco
historicalRole company town
incorporatedAsBorough March 20, 1888
incorporatedFrom Spotswood Township
locatedIn Raritan Valley
central New Jersey
namedAfter George Washington Helme
nearestMajorHighway Route 18 (New Jersey)
surface form: New Jersey Route 18 (via neighboring municipalities)
nearestRailService Northeast Corridor Line (NJ Transit)
surface form: NJ Transit Northeast Corridor Line (via nearby stations)
partOf New York metropolitan area
postalCode 08828
region Middlesex County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
regionCode New Jersey, United States
surface form: USA-NJ
schoolDistrict Spotswood Public Schools
sharesSchoolServicesWith Milltown Public Schools
surface form: Milltown (historically, for some grades)

Spotswood
state New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey
stateLegislativeDistrict New Jersey Legislative District 14
surface form: New Jersey's 14th Legislative District
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
timeZoneDST Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time
transportationAccess served by local Middlesex County road network

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