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Raritan Landing

Ghost town · Middlesex County, New Jersey

Plainfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1888, 1:62,500)
Plainfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1888, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Raritan Landing is a ghost town in Middlesex County, New Jersey, recorded as human settlement in Piscataway, New Jersey. It is one of 2 former communities in Middlesex County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 10 New Jersey counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Raritan Landing as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.5125° N, 74.4625° W.

Key facts

Elevation50 ft
Nearest living townRutgers University-Busch Campus, NJ
Distance to it0.6 miles
Coordinates40.51250, -74.46250

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What's there now

Raritan Landing is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rutgers University-Busch Campus, NJ (population 5,747), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 50 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

*Cornelius Low House Source User:Richard Arthur Norton
*Cornelius Low House Source User:Richard Arthur Norton · The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia. / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

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Questions

Where is Raritan Landing?

Raritan Landing is in Middlesex County, New Jersey, at 40.5125, -74.4625.

How many ghost towns are in Middlesex County?

Middlesex County, New Jersey has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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