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Waterloo Village

Ghost town · Sussex County, New Jersey

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

Waterloo Village is a ghost town in Sussex County, New Jersey, recorded as historic village in Byram Township, New Jersey. It is the only former community in Sussex County recorded on the federal names register, out of 20 across New Jersey.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Waterloo Village 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 40.9156° N, 74.7561° W.

Key facts

Elevation663 ft
Nearest living townByram Center, NJ
Distance to it2.5 miles
Coordinates40.91556, -74.75611

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What's there now

Waterloo Village is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Byram Center, NJ (population 2,018), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 663 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Canal Museum, also known as the Teachers Residence, at Waterloo Village, New Jersey. Currently headquarters and museum of the Canal Society of New Jersey.
Canal Museum, also known as the Teachers Residence, at Waterloo Village, New Jersey. Currently headquarters and museum of the Canal Society of New Jersey. · Zeete / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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