Sussex County, New Jersey
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 39 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970. Most listings are in or near Wallpack Center, Newton, Branchville.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP18 of 39 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
39 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Backwards Tunnel | Ogdensburg | 2005 |
| Bethany Chapel | Hamburg | 1980 |
| Black Creek Site-28SX297 | Vernon Township | 2002 |
| Casper and Abraham Shafer Grist Mill Complex | Stillwater Township | 2009 |
| Crescent Theatre | Borough of Sussex | 2005 |
| Erickson Lakeside Cabin | Lake Wallkill | 2017 |
| Evans-Waters Cottage | Vernon Township | 2016 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Wantage | Sussex | 1982 |
| Foster-Armstrong House | Branchville | 1979 |
| Gunn, Cornelius, House | Wallpack Center | 1979 |
| Harmony Hill United Methodist Church | Stillwater | 1977 |
| High Breeze Farm | Highland Lakes | 1989 |
| High Point Park Historic District | Branchville | 1996 |
| Hill Memorial | Newton | 1985 |
| Hinchman-Rickey Farm | Vernon | 2025 |
| Lafayette Village Historic District | Lafayette Township | 2013 |
| Lawrence Mansion | Hamburg | 1979 |
| Layton, Richard, House | Wallpack Center | 1979 |
| Log Cabin and Farm | Branchville | 1977 |
| Meadowburn Farm | Vernon | 1993 |
| Merriam, Henry W., House | Newton | 1970 |
| Millville Historic and Archaeological District | Millville | 1984 |
| Millville Historic and Archeological District (Additional Documentation) | Montague Township | 2025 |
| Millville Historic and Archeological District (Boundary Increase) | Montague Township | 2025 |
| Newton Town Plot Historic District | Newton | 1992 |
| Old Mine Road Historic District | Wallpack Center | 1980 |
| Old Monroe School House | Monroe | 1977 |
| Peters Valley Historic District | Wallpack Center | 1980 |
| Plaster Mill | Stanhope | 1977 |
| Shoemaker-Houck Farm | Wallpack Center | 1979 |
| Snable, Andrew, House | Wallpack Center | 1979 |
| Sterling Hill Mine | Ogdensburg | 1991 |
| Stockholm United Methodist Church | Stockholm | 1976 |
| Sussex County Courthouse | Newton | 1979 |
| Van Bunschooten, Elias, House | Sussex | 1974 |
| Wallpack Center Historic District | Wallpack Center | 1980 |
| Waterloo | Andover | 1977 |
| Waterloo Village (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation) | Byram Township | 2015 |
| White Deer Plaza and Boardwalk District | Sparta | 1988 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBSussex was formed in 1753 (1753-06-08) from Morris.
SUSSEX created from MORRIS.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusSussex County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1790 | 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19,500 | 22,534 | 32,752 | 21,770 | 23,846 | 23,539 | 24,134 | 24,905 | 29,632 | 34,423 | 49,255 | 116,119 | 144,166 | 144,221 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
National Park Service sites nearby
NPSPark units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).
| Site | Type | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area | National Recreation Area | 21.2 km |
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS22 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 22 of 22 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Beemerville Cemetery |
| Branchville Cemetery |
| Brink - Colesville Cemetery |
| Canistear Cemetery |
| Decker Cemetery |
| Deckertown Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Glenwood Cemetery |
| Hainesville Cemetery |
| Hardyston Cemetery |
| Immaculate Conception Cemetery |
| Layton Cemetery |
| Lower Wall Pack Cemetery |
| Newton Cemetery |
| Old Clove Church Cemetery |
| Old Minisink Reformed Dutch Cemetery |
| Saint Joseph Cemetery |
| Saint Thomas Cemetery |
| Union Cemetery |
| Vaughn Cemetery |
| Wallpack Cemetery |
| Wantage Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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