Kingston, New Jersey

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Kingston, New Jersey is a historic unincorporated village spanning parts of Somerset, Middlesex, and Mercer counties, known for its location along the Millstone River and the Delaware and Raritan Canal.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
unincorporated community
village
areaCode 609
640
country United States of America
elevation approximately 92 feet above sea level
FIPSCode 34-36910
GNISFeatureID 0877640
governedAs unincorporated area within multiple municipalities
hasCharacteristic historic village center with 18th- and 19th-century buildings
mixed residential and small-scale commercial uses
hasCommunityOrganization Kingston Historical Society
hasFeature Kingston Lock on the Delaware and Raritan Canal
Kingston Mill Historic District (nearby)
hasHistoricDistrict Kingston Village Historic District
hasLandmark Kingston Presbyterian Church
Kingston United Methodist Church
historic commercial buildings along Route 27
hasNearbyProtectedArea Cook Natural Area (local open space)
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park
hasRecreationalTrail Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail
hasWaterway Delaware and Raritan Canal
Millstone River
historicalSignificance historic transportation hub on the Millstone River and D&R Canal
locatedIn Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Mercer County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Middlesex County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
New Jersey
Princeton, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
South Brunswick Township, New Jersey NERFINISHED
locatedInMetropolitanArea New York metropolitan area
Philadelphia metropolitan area (outer fringe)
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Princeton University
locatedNorthOf Princeton, New Jersey
locatedOnRoute New Jersey Route 27 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 206 (nearby)
locatedSouthOf Kendall Park, New Jersey
nearBorderOf Somerset County–Mercer County line
Somerset County–Middlesex County line
partOf Raritan Valley region
partOfWatershed Raritan River watershed
postalCode 08528
registeredOn National Register of Historic Places
transportationHistory former stop on stagecoach and early turnpike routes between New York and Philadelphia

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
hasUnincorporatedCommunity

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