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Hainesville, New Jersey

Populated place in Sussex County, New Jersey, US


Summary

Populated place in Sussex County, New Jersey, US

FieldValue
nameHainesville, New Jersey
settlement_typeUnincorporated community
image_skylineSussex CR 645 nb in Hainesville, Jan. 2026.jpg
image_captionCR 645 northbound through Hainesville
pushpin_mapUSA New Jersey Sussex County#USA New Jersey#USA
pushpin_map_captionHainesville's location in Sussex County (Inset: Sussex County in New Jersey)
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1New Jersey
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Sussex
subdivision_type3Township
subdivision_name3Sandyston
named_forDaniel Haines
population_as_of2000
timezoneEastern (EST)
timezone_DSTEDT
coordinates
elevation_ft620

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Hainesville is an unincorporated community located within Sandyston Township, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. 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 ft above sea level.

Named for Daniel Haines, governor of New Jersey from 1843 to 1844 and from 1845 to 1848, it is in Area code 973, and ZIP Code 07826, both of which it shares with Branchville, New Jersey.

Description

Hainesville and environs is home to the Hainesville General Store, Hidden Acres Golf Course, the Hainesville Fish and Wildlife Management Area, a body of water known as the Hainesville Pond, and the Hainesville Cemetery 1879 and Shaytown Burial Ground 1812. The Catholic parish St. Thomas the Apostle is actually located in nearby Layton.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Hainesville include:

  • Blase Cole (born November 21, 1879), a physician who served in the New Jersey Senate, representing Sussex County, from 1925 to 1936. He was additionally an alternate New Jersey delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1932.
  • The comic-book artist Bill Sienkiewicz was raised in Hainesville from the age of five.

References

References

  1. [http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  2. "Roadside Thoughts: Hainesville, New Jersey (NJ)".
  3. [http://www.getnj.com/origname/orignameh.shtml The Origin of New Jersey Place Names]
  4. [http://www.hometownlocator.com/ZIP-Code/07826.cfm Hometown Locator: ZIP Code 07826]
  5. "Hainesville Wildlife Management Area". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
  6. Sweetman, Jennie. (December 22, 2012). "Shaytown, Hainesville cemeteries receive new sign". New Jersey Herald.
  7. [http://parishesonline.net/scripts/HostedSites/Org.asp?ID=6289 Parishes Online: St Thomas The Apostle Parish (Hainesville)]
  8. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ZZ.html The Political Graveyard: Miscellaneous Areas, New Jersey]
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