• Location of South Somerville, NJ

  • Discussion of the historical operations related to the Central Railroad of New Jersey; Lehigh & Hudson River; Lehigh & New England; Lehigh Valley; and the Reading Company. Visit the Anthracite Railroads Historical Society for more information.
Discussion of the historical operations related to the Central Railroad of New Jersey; Lehigh & Hudson River; Lehigh & New England; Lehigh Valley; and the Reading Company. Visit the Anthracite Railroads Historical Society for more information.

Moderators: David, scottychaos, CAR_FLOATER, metman499, Franklin Gowen, Marty Feldner

  by kpiersol
 
There is an 1895 map on the internet:

http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/NJ/County/somerset.jpg

that has a "S - Somer V." stop between "Hillsboro" and "Frankfort" on the Lehigh Valley. Anyone know what the exact location (in current day terms) is of the old "South Somerville?"
  by CAR_FLOATER
 
Well, my first guess would have been Hillsborough, but seeing that that's on the map, I'll have to say Royce Valley, with Frankfurt being Flagtown. My scource is a 1935 ETT, with "old" place names like Oak Tree, Picton, Goodman's Ashbrook, and Potter still being used as flag stops.

Car Floater,
S. Plainfield, NJ

  by keeper1616
 
my guess is its near the corner of Roycefield rd and Valley road on the tracks. the right of way is clearly visable in the google map search.

  by TIGERFRED
 
South Somerville is now referrred to as Hillsborough