Baptistown is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

located within Kingwood Township, in

Hunterdon County Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 128,947, making it the state's 18th-most populous county,New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

, United States. Baptistown is located on

New Jersey Route 12 Route 12 is a state highway located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. It runs from the Uhlerstown–Frenchtown Bridge at the Delaware River border with Pennsylvania in Frenchtown, New Jersey, Frenchto ...

, approximately east of Frenchtown. The township's municipal offices are located in Baptistown just north of the center of the community.

History

Baptistown is named for the two

Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only ( believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compe ...

churches which were founded there by early settlers. Baptistown has a post office with ZIP code 08803, which opened on May 1, 1822. In 1882, Baptistown had a population of 250, and was described as "the centre of a rich farming district, with a good local business". In 1937 there was a one-room school in Baptistown.

Solar farms

Frenchtown Solar Frenchtown Solar is a group of three photvoltaic arrays, or solar farms, in Kingwood Township, about 3 miles east of namesake Frenchtown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. Two arrays are located just outside the village of Bapt ...

is a group of three

photovoltaic arrays A photovoltaic system, also PV system or solar power system, is an electric power system designed to supply usable solar power by means of photovoltaics. It consists of an arrangement of several components, including solar panels to absorb and c ...

, or solar farms, in the state covering with 68,500 solar panels and 20.1 megawatt capacity. Two arrays are located just outside the village Baptistown on Route 12. The third and largest is to the south off County Route 519.

References

{{Authority control Kingwood Township, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in Hunterdon County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in New Jersey