New Vernon is an

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and

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(CDP) in Harding Township,

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, United States. New Vernon is the location of the governmental offices for Harding Township. As of the 2020 census, the population of New Vernon was 825.

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ZIP Code 07976 (New Vernon) serves the majority of the CDP,Zip Codes
State of

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. Accessed March 22, 2023. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population for

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07976 was 754.DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010from the 2010 Demographic Profile Data for ZCTA5 07976
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. Accessed March 2, 2016. while 07920 ( Basking Ridge) and 07960 ( Morristown) serve more rural parts of the community. ''

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'' magazine ranked the New Vernon ZIP Code — 07976 — as one of the 25 most "expensive" ZIP Codes in the country.

History

Abraham Canfield moved to the area and established a country store, blacksmith shop, and cider mill. The community was first called "New Vernon" in a newspaper printed in 1808 at Morristown. The New Vernon Presbyterian Church was established in 1833.

Historic district

The New Vernon Historic District is a

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located along Lee's Hill, Village, Mill Brook and Glen Alpin roads in the community. It was added to the

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on July 8, 1982, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement. The district has 24

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. The First Presbyterian Church of New Vernon was built in 1833 and features Federal and

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styles. The church

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is a brick house built in the 1930s with

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. The church education building is also built of brick and features a tower and

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. With The contributing Tunis–Ellicks House is home to the Harding Township Historical Society. File:6 Lee's Hill Road, New Vernon, NJ.jpg, Presbyterian Church manse File:4 Lee's Hill Road, New Vernon, NJ.jpg, Presbyterian Church education building File:16 Village Road, New Vernon, NJ.jpg, Tunis–Ellicks House Museum

Geography

New Vernon is in southeastern Morris County, in central Harding Township. It is bordered to the east by unincorporated Green Village. Morristown, the

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, is to the north, and Basking Ridge is the same distance to the southwest. According to the

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, the New Vernon CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.34%, are water. The community sits on a hill which drains in all directions to Great Brook, which flows through the

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along the southern edge of the community. New Vernon is within the

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watershed.

Demographics

New Vernon was first listed as a

prior to the 2020 United States census.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with New Vernon include: Justin gimelstob

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(1915–2005), chairman of

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Steve Conine Steven K. Conine (born 1972/73) is an American businessman, and the co-chairman and co-founder (with Niraj Shah) of the online retailer Wayfair. Early life Raised in the New Vernon section of Harding Township, New Jersey, Conine spent some time ...

(born 1972/73), co-founder of the online retailer

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Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge Ethel Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge (April 3, 1882 – August 13, 1973) was the youngest child of William Avery Rockefeller Jr. and Almira Geraldine (Goodsell) Rockefeller. Giralda Farms was the name given to the New Jersey country estate wh ...

(1882–1973), philanthropist, the first woman invited to judge for the

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, a founder of the Seeing Eye Foundation, Saint Hubert's at Giralda, and the Morris and Essex Dog Club; daughter of William Avery Rockefeller, Jr. * Marcellus Hartley Dodge, Sr. (1881–1963), philanthropist, chairman of

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, president of the Y.M.C.A., and the founder of the Spring Valley Hounds and its horse show; grandson of William E. Dodge Sr. a founder of Phelps, Dodge, and Company, a U.S. congressman (1866–67), and founding member of the YMCA in the United States *

Justin Gimelstob Justin Jeremy Gimelstob (born January 26, 1977) is a retired American tennis player. Gimelstob has been a resident of Morristown, New Jersey, and as of 2009 lived in Santa Monica, California. He was the top-ranked boy in his age group at the ag ...

(born 1977), professional tennis player *

Kerry Kittles Kerry Kittles (born June 12, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player. A shooting guard, Kittles played for the New Jersey Nets and the Los Angeles Clippers in an NBA career that spanned from 1996 to 2005. ...

(born 1974), guard for the

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from 1996 to 2004 *

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(born 1971), head coach of the

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from 2005 to 2008 *

Morgan Pearson Morgan Cadwell Pearson (born September 22, 1993) is an American professional triathlete who won silver medals in the mixed relay at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. Early life Raised in the New Vernon section of Harding Township, New Jersey ...

(born 1993), professional

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who won a silver medal in the mixed relay event at the

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* Bo Sullivan (1937-2000), chairman of the

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and a Republican Party politician who sought the nomination for

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in the 1981 primary * Frederick T. van Beuren Jr. (1875–1943), physician and surgeon, who served as a hospital and medical school administratorIntersimone, Jenna
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'',September 8, 2020. Accessed August 31, 2021. "Besides being minutes away from Morristown Medical Center, the property that Tyvan Hill sits on was once acquired by the Van Beuren family. Dr. Frederick Theodore Van Beuren was president of Morristown Memorial Hospital, now known as Morristown Medical Center, for 10 years and his wife, the former Jessica T. Mohlman, was a member of the hospital’s board of directors."

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