Huntsville, Green Township (formerly Pettit's Mill)

Identifier
NJS-PLC-00343
Place Type
City, Town, or Village
Alternate Name
Pettit's Mill
Located In
Green Township
Description
Huntsville is the name of a historical community in present-day Green Township in Sussex County. The hamlet was established in the mid-18th century when Thomas Woolverton purchased a property and built a stone tavern there. The area was known as Pettit's Mill by the late 18th century (after proprietor Nathaniel Pettit). The hamlet acquired the name Huntsville in the 19th century after Judge Abraham Hunt purchased the mill property.

Huntsville is located where Pequest Road crosses Pequest River. Eighteen-century historical sites in Huntsville include the Huntsville Cemetery and the site of Thomas Woolverton's Tavern, which served as the meeting place for the Sussex County court from about 1755 until a permanent courthouse was erected in Newton in 1765.
Locality
Green Township
County (Modern)
Sussex County
State or Province
New Jersey
Country
United States of America
Latitude
40.979982
Longitude
-74.776329
References

Thomas Woolverton's Tavern, Historical Marker Database, https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=27284.
James P. Snell, History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers (Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1881), p. 431–432, https://archive.org/details/historyofsussexw00snel/page/431.
Tammy Scully, "Signs to Nowhere" (a narrative history citing documentation from local Huntsville historian Richard Vohden), Skylands Visitor website, accessed September 19, 2024, https://njskylands.com/tnhuntsville.
Wayne T. McCabe, "Sussex County Lost, Sept. 20: Village of Huntsville," New Jersey Herald, September 19, 2015.
Huntsville Cemetery, Find a Grave database, https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2166471/huntsville-cemetery.
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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