Long Valley

History

In 1705, a number of German Reformed, residing between Wolfenbüttel and Halberstadt, fled to Neuwied, a town of Rhenish Prussia, where they remained for two years before proceeding on to Holland. In 1707, they embarked for the British colony of New York. Before arriving, their ship was blown off-course to the south, where they were carried into Delaware Bay and landed in Philadelphia. From there, they embarked by land eastward to what became known as the "German Valley" in what was then called "Nova Caesaria" (New Jersey), located in today's Morris County.

Geography

Long Valley is in southwestern Morris County, in the center of Washington Township. The village of Long Valley is at the center of the CDP, within the valley of the South Branch of the Raritan River. The CDP extends northwest up onto Schooleys Mountain, rising above the valley, where it includes the community of Springtown. To the southeast the CDP includes the lower Fox Hill Range, which rises above the valley. Chester is to the east via East Mill Road (CR 513), while Hackettstown is to the north via Schooley's Mountain Road (CR 517). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , including of land and of water (1.24%).

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Mount Olive High School
  High · FLANDERS · 1,493 students · 12.7:1 ratio
• Roxbury High School
  High · SUCCASUNNA · 1,192 students · 9.8:1 ratio
• Mount Olive Middle School
  Middle · BUDD LAKE · 1,109 students · 10.8:1 ratio
• West Morris Mendham High School
  High · MENDHAM · 1,077 students · 12.2:1 ratio
• West Morris Central High School
  High · CHESTER · 994 students · 11.8:1 ratio
• Chester M. Stephens Elementary School
  Elementary · BUDD LAKE · 708 students · 10.6:1 ratio
• Long Valley Middle School
  Middle · LONG VALLEY · 673 students · 8.6:1 ratio
• Mountain View Elementary School
  Elementary · FLANDERS · 536 students · 11.4:1 ratio