Westfield

Identifier
NJS-PLC-00329
Place Type
City, Town, or Village
Description
Westfield is a town in Union County, New Jersey. It was originally formed from a portion of Elizabeth township in the 1790s, while this area was still part of Essex County (Union County did not exist until 1857). Westfield was originally much larger than it is today and included areas that would break off to form several surrounding municipalities later in the 19th century. Portions of Rahway, Plainfield, Cranford, Scotch Plains (formerly known as Fanwood), and Mountainside were originally part of Westfield. Thus, slavery-era records that mention Westfield could be referring to locations inside these other modern municipalities.
Locality
Westfield
County (Modern)
Union County
County (Historical)
Essex County
State or Province
New Jersey
Country
United States of America
Latitude
40.653628
Longitude
-74.346367
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westfield,_New_Jersey
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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