Bonhamtown is a
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of
Edison Township in
Middlesex County,
New Jersey
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, United States.
The area was named after Nicholas Bonham, a
freeholder from the 17th century. Along with
New Dover,
New Durham, and
Stelton it is one of the older historical communities established when the municipality was known as Raritan Township.
Bonhamtown is surrounded by several major roads, which include:
Interstate 287
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, the
New Jersey Turnpike
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,
U.S. Route 1
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Route 27
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, and
Route 440.
The Bonhamtown Branch of
Conrail Shared Assets Operations
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(CRCX) runs through the area from the Northeast Corridor to
Raritan Center
Raritan Center is a business park located in Edison, New Jersey.
Sited on part of the former Raritan Arsenal, the Raritan Center Business Park is a logistics center with office buildings and millions of square feet of light manufacturing or dis ...
, site of the former Raritan Arsenal.
See also
*
List of neighborhoods in Edison, New Jersey
Edison, New Jersey is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey in central New Jersey. The township was originally founded as the settlement of Piscatawaytown, a small neighborhood that still exists within it, and incorporated as Raritan Townsh ...
References
External links
Bonhamtown City-Data ProfileBonhamtown Community Profile
Neighborhoods in Edison, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in New Jersey
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