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2016 Map of Bernardsville

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Bernardsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Morristown National Historical Park anchors the northern reaches of this New Jersey landscape, where the historic boundary between Morris Co and Somerset Co cuts through a region defined by colonial-era mill sites and expanding suburban residential networks. The path of the Passaic River and its tributaries, including Indian Grave Brook and Penns Brook, once powered local industry at Van Dorans Mills and Osborn Mills. These older industrial points contrast with the mid-century developments of Basking Ridge, Bernardsville, and Lyons.

Genealogists can find significant detail in the numerous burial grounds documented here, from the Millington Baptist Churchyard to Saint Bernards Cem and Evergreen Cem. The terrain is shaped by the prominent ridges of Mine Mtn and the First Watchung Mtn, which overlook the expansive lowlands of the Great Swamp. This map records a mature landscape where 18th-century heritage sites like Davis Bridge coexist with modern transportation corridors.