Griggstown, New Jersey


Griggstown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within Franklin Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 819. The area was first settled around 1733.

History

Many of the earliest European settlers of the area came from Gravesend, Brooklyn. Among these settlers were four sons born to John and Elizabeth Griggs: Benjamin, Daniel, Samuel, and Thomas. Griggstown was named after Benjamin Griggs, who established a grist mill on the Millstone River that served as a meeting place for the European farmers of the area and as such the center of the community that would become Griggstown.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 2.519 square miles, including 2.447 square miles of land and 0.072 square miles of water.
Griggstown is adjacent to the communities of Kingston, Rocky Hill, Montgomery Township, Kendall Park, and Franklin Park. The closest city of note is Princeton, New Jersey. The Millstone River and the Delaware and Raritan Canal both flow through Griggstown.
Griggstown is accessible via Route 27, County Route 518 and U.S. Route 206. The major roads in Griggstown are Bunker Hill Road and Canal Road. There is also a small access road with a one-lane bridge known as the Griggstown Causeway that offers access to and from Griggstown as well. The D&R Canal State Park is located on this road in conjunction with the canal side tow-path.

Selected sites

Census 2010

National Register of Historic Places

The Griggstown Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is District #84002798.

Notable people

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