Hamden, New Jersey

Hamden is an unincorporated community located within Clinton Township, in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

The community is centered just east of the South Branch Raritan River and is situated 3.0 mi west of the Round Valley Reservoir and 3.0 mi south-southeast of the Spruce Run Reservoir.

History


The 1000 acre Hamden Tract was purchased by Phillip and John Grandin in 1759. The Grandin Grist & Fulling-Mills, a blacksmith shop, and Abbott's Tavern were located here. The farmhouse of Jacob Gearhart (1735–1813), captain in the American Revolutionary War, is located nearby. The 1858 Fink-Type Truss Bridge (Hamden Bridge), listed on the National Register of Historic Places, crossed the river here, until it collapsed in 1978.