2019 Map of Plainfield

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Watchung Mountain and First Watchung Mountain rise over a dense suburban landscape where the borders of Somerset, Union, and Middlesex Counties meet. The area is defined by its complex network of interconnected settlements, including North Plainfield, Dunellen, and South Plainfield, while the southern reaches follow the curve of the Raritan River and the historical path of the Delaware and Raritan Canal. Genealogists will find several burial grounds across the quadrangle, from the Hillside Cemetery in the north to the Saint James Episcopal Church Cemetery in Piscataway. The presence of the Rutgers University Livingston Campus and Union County College highlights the region's educational development. Transport remains a dominant theme, with the massive interchange of Interstate 287 and Interstate 95 cutting through Edison and Metuchen, adjacent to the rail corridors of Conrail.