Editing Readington Township, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Readington Reformed Church, south view.jpg|thumb|[[Readington Reformed Church]] in [[Readington Village]]]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 47.83 square miles (123.88&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 47.56 square miles (123.17&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.27 square miles (0.70&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (0.57%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

[[Cushetunk Mountain]] is a ring-shaped mountain located in [[Clinton Township, New Jersey|Clinton Township]]. The [[diabase]] mountain was formed 160 million years ago. The [[Lenape]] called the mountain "Cushetunk" meaning "place of hogs".<ref>[http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/depts/parks/ParkAreas/Cushetunk/info.htm Cushetunk Mountain Preserve] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113070510/http://co.hunterdon.nj.us/depts/parks/ParkAreas/Cushetunk/info.htm |date=2012-11-13 }}, [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]] Division of Parks and Recreation. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref> In the 1960s, the valley was filled with water to create [[Round Valley Reservoir]], at {{convert|180|ft}} in depth the second-deepest in the state.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/dep/daw/roundvalley/ "Round Valley Recreation Area Offers Something for Everyone"], [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]]. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref>

[[Whitehouse Station, New Jersey|Whitehouse Station]] (2010 Census population of 2,089<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3480720 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for White House Station CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212143547/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3480720 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 14, 2012.</ref>) is an [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) located within Readington Township.<ref>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)], [[United States Census Bureau]], August 2012. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref>

The township borders the municipalities of [[Clinton Township, New Jersey|Clinton Township]], [[Raritan Township, New Jersey|Raritan Township]] and [[Tewksbury Township, New Jersey|Tewksbury Township]] in Hunterdon County; and [[Branchburg Township, New Jersey|Branchburg]] and [[Hillsborough Township, New Jersey|Hillsborough Township]] in [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset County]].<ref>[http://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/752515/touches.html Areas touching Readington Township], MapIt. Accessed January 4, 2015.</ref><ref>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/880/Municipalities Map of County Municipalities], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 30, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

===Communities===
[[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Backers Island, Higginsville, [[McCrea Mills, New Jersey|McCrea Mills]], [[Riverside, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Riverside]], Rockfellows Mills, Round Mountain, Stovers Mills and Wood Church, as well as the following:<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed January 5, 2015.</ref>
*[[Barley Sheaf, New Jersey|Barley Sheaf]], a former hamlet within Readington Township, also known as Campbellsville and Farmersville
*[[Centerville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Centerville]], a hamlet that was located on the halfway point on the Swift Sure Stage route between New York City and Philadelphia
*Cushetunk was a settlement near Cushetunk Mountain and the railroad line
*[[Darts Mills, New Jersey|Darts Mills]], a hamlet centered around a former mill complex on the [[South Branch Raritan River]]
*[[Dreahook, New Jersey|Dreahook]], a former community near Readington Road and Main Street that was taken from the Dutch word for triangle because of the configuration of the roads at the time
*Holcomb Mills was a community along the [[South Branch Raritan River]]
*[[Mechanicsville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Mechanicsville]], the eastern section of Whitehouse Village on the [[Jersey Turnpike]]
*New Bromley, was a small community on the [[Rockaway Creek (New Jersey)|Rockaway Creek]] that was once home to [[William Paterson (judge)|William Paterson]]
*[[Pleasant Run, New Jersey|Pleasant Run]], a small community along [[Pleasant Run (New Jersey)|Pleasant Run]] (formerly Campbell's Brook)
*[[Potterstown, New Jersey|Potterstown]], a small community at the western edge of the township
*[[Readington Village, New Jersey|Readington Village]], the oldest settled community in the township, along [[Holland Brook]]
*[[Rowland's Mills, New Jersey|Rowland's Mills]], a deserted community on the [[South Branch Raritan River]]
*[[Stanton, New Jersey|Stanton]], a small community near Round Mountain that has carried the names of Mount Pleasant, Housel's Hill, Waggoner's Hill and Stanton
*Stilwells, a hamlet located {{convert|1.5|mi}} south of [[Whitehouse Station, New Jersey|Whitehouse Station]] named after the Stilwell family
*[[Three Bridges, New Jersey|Three Bridges]], small community that once had a passenger rail station
*[[Whitehouse, New Jersey|Whitehouse]], a community on the old [[Jersey Turnpike]], north of Whitehouse Station
*[[Whitehouse Station, New Jersey|Whitehouse Station]], a community in the western section of Readington near Cushetunk Mountain and the location of the township's railroad station