Johnsonburg

History

Johnsonburg originated as an important stagecoach stop. An east-west route carried mail from Dover, New Jersey to Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and a north-south route carried mail from Albany, New York to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Both routes crossed at right angles at this location, and a post office and tavern were built. The tavern became an important meeting place, and elections and caucuses were held there. A jail was erected in 1753, and the community became known as "Log Gaol" (log jail). Located at the time in Sussex County, Log Gaol was the county seat from 1753 to 1765. The county court was also located at Log Gaol. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad ('DLW') opened Johnsonburg station in Johnsonburg in 1911, along a mainline running between Hoboken, New Jersey and Buffalo, New York. The railway was important to local dairy farmers, who shipped their products east to Newark and New York City. The historic Lackawanna passenger station has been demolished.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total land area of 0.196 square miles (0.509 km2), and no water area.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Hackettstown High School
  High · HACKETTSTOWN · 926 students · 12.9:1 ratio
• North Warren Regional School
  High · BLAIRSTOWN · 620 students · 10.9:1 ratio
• Hackettstown Middle School
  Middle · HACKETTSTOWN · 475 students · 11:1 ratio
• Blairstown Elementary School
  Elementary · BLAIRSTOWN · 430 students · 9.8:1 ratio
• Willow Grove Elementary School
  Elementary · HACKETTSTOWN · 369 students · 10.5:1 ratio
• Great Meadows Regional Middle School
  Middle · GREAT MEADOWS · 346 students · 12.4:1 ratio
• Central Elementary School
  Elementary · GREAT MEADOWS · 296 students · 12.9:1 ratio
• Hatchery Hill Elementary School
  Elementary · Hackettstown · 278 students · 9.6:1 ratio