Headnote
SUSSEX COUNTY, situated in the north part of New Jersey, with Delaware river on the northwest. Area, 415 square miles. Face of the country, diversified with hills, mountains, and marshy plains; soil, varied. Seat of justice, Newton. Pop. in 1810, 25,549; in 1820, 32,752; in 1830, 20,346; in 1840, 21,770; in 1850, 22,986. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
New Jersey

Sussex County, New Jersey (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
SUSSEX COUNTY, situated in the north part of New Jersey, with Delaware river on the northwest. Area, 415 square miles. Face of the country, diversified with hills, mountains, and marshy plains; soil, varied. Seat of justice, Newton. Pop. in 1810, 25,549; in 1820, 32,752; in 1830, 20,346; in 1840, 21,770; in 1850, 22,986.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 348.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Hamburg, NJ City or Town
Montague Township, NJ City or Town
Newton, NJ City or Town
Wantage Township, NJ City or Town
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