Somerset County, New Jersey

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Somerset County, New Jersey is a suburban county in north-central New Jersey known for its affluent communities, historic sites, and role as part of the New York City metropolitan area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county in the United States
county of New Jersey
borderedBy Hunterdon County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Mercer County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Middlesex County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Morris County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Union County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
containsHistoricSite Duke Farms
Jacobus Vanderveer House
Old Dutch Parsonage
surface form: Old Dutch Parsonage, Somerville

Wallace House
surface form: Wallace House, Somerville

Washington Rock State Park
containsInstitution Raritan Valley Community College
Somerset County Courthouse
Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School
containsMunicipality Bedminster, New Jersey
surface form: Bedminster Township, New Jersey

Bernards Township, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Bernardsville, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Bound Brook, New Jersey
Branchburg Township, New Jersey
Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
Far Hills, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Green Brook Township, New Jersey
Hillsborough Township, New Jersey
Manville, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Millstone, New Jersey
Montgomery Township, New Jersey
North Plainfield, New Jersey
Peapack and Gladstone, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Raritan, New Jersey
Rocky Hill, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Somerville, New Jersey NERFINISHED
South Bound Brook, New Jersey
Warren Township, New Jersey
Watchung, New Jersey NERFINISHED
containsPark Colonial Park, Somerset County, New Jersey
Duke Island Park
Natirar Park
containsTransportationFacility Somerset County Airport
country United States of America
countySeat Somerville, New Jersey NERFINISHED
dateEstablished 1688
establishedAsCountyOfProvinceOfEastJersey 1688
FIPSCode 34035
GNISID 0882200
governmentType Board of County Commissioners
knownFor affluent suburban communities
historic sites
role as bedroom community for New York City
largestMunicipalityByPopulation Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
locatedIn north-central New Jersey
namedAfter Somerset
surface form: Somerset, England
partOf New York metropolitan area
New York metropolitan area
surface form: New York–Newark, NY–NJ–CT–PA Combined Statistical Area
region Raritan Valley
seat Somerville, New Jersey NERFINISHED
servedByHighway Interstate 287 NERFINISHED
Interstate 78 NERFINISHED
New Jersey Route 27
New Jersey Route 28
New Jersey Route 287
New Jersey Route 31
U.S. Route 202
U.S. Route 206
U.S. Route 22
servedByRailLine Raritan Valley Line
surface form: NJ Transit Raritan Valley Line
state New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey
summerTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
traversedByRiver Millstone River
Raritan River

Referenced by (11)

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Middlesex County, New Jersey borderedBy Somerset County, New Jersey
Central New Jersey contains Somerset County, New Jersey
Gateway Region of New Jersey contains Somerset County, New Jersey
Franklin Park, New Jersey county Somerset County, New Jersey
Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey county Somerset County, New Jersey
New Jersey's 12th congressional district includesCounty Somerset County, New Jersey
Kingston, New Jersey nearBorderOf Somerset County, New Jersey
this entity surface form: Somerset County–Mercer County line
Hillsborough Township, New Jersey partOfMetropolitanArea Somerset County, New Jersey
this entity surface form: Somerset County, New Jersey metropolitan region
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail passesThrough Somerset County, New Jersey
New Jersey Route 27 passesThrough Somerset County, New Jersey
U.S. Route 206 passesThrough Somerset County, New Jersey