Hainesville, New Jersey
Encyclopedia
The town of Hainesville is an unincorporated community located within Sandyston Township, New Jersey
. It lies along a stretch of County Route 645, known as the Layton-Hainesville Road, that runs parallel to U.S. Route 206
and connects to County Route 675. It is adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
, and near the towns of Shaytown and Layton
. Its coordinates are latitude
41.25194 and longitude
-74.80333. ₫It is 620 feet (189 meters) above sea level.
Named for Daniel Haines
, governor of New Jersey
from 1843-1844 and from 1845-1848, it is in Area code 973
, and ZIP Code
07826, both of which it shares with Branchville, New Jersey
.
course, the Hainesville Fish and Wildlife Management Area, a body of water known as the Hainesville Pond, and the Hainesville Cemetery. The Catholic
parish St. Thomas the Apostle
(Hainesville) is actually located in nearby Layton.
Sandyston Township, New Jersey
- Local government :Sandyston Township is governed under the Township form of government with a three-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one seat coming up for...
. It lies along a stretch of County Route 645, known as the Layton-Hainesville Road, that runs parallel to U.S. Route 206
U.S. Route 206
U.S. Route 206 is a long north–south United States highway in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, United States. Only about a half a mile of its length is in Pennsylvania; the Milford-Montague Toll Bridge carries it over the Delaware River into New Jersey, where it is the remainder of the route...
and connects to County Route 675. It is adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, administered by the National Park Service, preserves almost of land along the Delaware River's New Jersey and Pennsylvania shores, stretching from the Delaware Water Gap northward almost to the New York state line...
, and near the towns of Shaytown and Layton
Layton, New Jersey
Layton is an unincorporated area located within Sandyston Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 07851....
. Its coordinates are latitude
Latitude
In geography, the latitude of a location on the Earth is the angular distance of that location south or north of the Equator. The latitude is an angle, and is usually measured in degrees . The equator has a latitude of 0°, the North pole has a latitude of 90° north , and the South pole has a...
41.25194 and longitude
Longitude
Longitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface. It is an angular measurement, usually expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds, and denoted by the Greek letter lambda ....
-74.80333. ₫It is 620 feet (189 meters) above sea level.
Named for Daniel Haines
Daniel Haines
Daniel Haines was an American jurist who served as the 14th Governor of New Jersey.Daniel Haines was born in New York City, the nephew of Governor Aaron Ogden. He graduated from The College of New Jersey in 1820, and went on to practice law in Newton and Hamburg...
, governor of New Jersey
Governor of New Jersey
The Office of the Governor of New Jersey is the executive branch for the U.S. state of New Jersey. The office of Governor is an elected position, for which elected officials serve four year terms. While individual politicians may serve as many terms as they can be elected to, Governors cannot be...
from 1843-1844 and from 1845-1848, it is in Area code 973
Area code 973
Area code 973 is a North American Numbering Plan area code for Northern New Jersey that covers portions of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex and Union Counties. It was formed as of June 1, 1997 when Area code 201 was split. In 2001, the 862 area code was created to overlay the 973...
, and ZIP Code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
07826, both of which it shares with Branchville, New Jersey
Branchville, New Jersey
Branchville is a borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 841. The borough is located in the northernmost region of Sussex County....
.
Description
Hainesville and environs is home to the Hidden Acres golfGolf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
course, the Hainesville Fish and Wildlife Management Area, a body of water known as the Hainesville Pond, and the Hainesville Cemetery. The Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
parish St. Thomas the Apostle
St. Thomas the Apostle
Saint Thomas the Apostle was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus.It may also refer to:-Places:*St. Thomas the Apostle , a large civil parish in Devon, England*St Thomas the Apostle Rural, a civil parish in east Cornwall, United Kingdom-Other:...
(Hainesville) is actually located in nearby Layton.
Notable residents
These have included:- Blase Cole (born November 21, 1879), a physicianPhysicianA physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
who served in the New Jersey SenateNew Jersey SenateThe New Jersey Senate was established as the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. From 1844 until 1965 New Jersey's counties elected one Senator, each. Under the 1844 Constitution the term of office was three years. The 1947...
, representing Sussex County, from 1925-1936. He was additionally an alternate New Jersey delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1932. - The comic-book artistArtistAn artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
Bill SienkiewiczBill SienkiewiczBoleslav Felix Robert "Bill" Sienkiewicz [pronounced sin-KEV-itch] is an Eisner Award-winning American artist and writer best known for his comic book work, primarily for Marvel Comics' The New Mutants and Elektra: Assassin...
was raised in Hainesville from the age of five.