Hunterdon County · Franklin Township
Franklin Township
Pittstown and Quakertown, preserved farms, Quaker history, Capoolong Creek and quiet trail systems define this rural Hunterdon community.
The Pittstown postal/community area extends into Franklin, Alexandria and Union townships. Quakertown is within Franklin Township. NJTGO uses the physical municipality for listings.
About Franklin Township
Franklin Township was incorporated in 1845 from part of Kingwood Township. Its history is closely tied to Quaker settlement, agriculture and the villages of Quakertown and Pittstown. The Capoolong Creek helped support early mills and settlement, while the township's road network still follows a landscape of farms, wooded hills and historic crossroads.
Today Franklin remains predominantly rural, but it also contains a major commercial node at Walmart Plaza near I-78. That shopping center uses a Clinton mailing address while physically sitting in Franklin Township—a good example of why municipal-boundary checks matter here.
Government
Franklin Township Municipal Building
43 Lower Landsdown Road
Annandale, NJ 08801
908-735-5215
Current Hunterdon County election records identify this as the Franklin Township Municipal Building. Township administrative contact information continues through the municipal offices and official township website.
Public Safety
Emergency: 911
Quakertown Fire Company at 67 Quakertown Road provides fire/rescue and EMS coverage for Franklin Township and is an important volunteer community organization.
Education
Franklin Township School
226 Quakertown Road
Quakertown, NJ 08868
908-735-7929
The township's single-school district serves students from preschool through grade 8.
North Hunterdon High School
Franklin Township students are designated to attend North Hunterdon High School in Annandale for grades 9–12 through the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District.
Trails, Parks & Open Space
Capoolong Creek Trail
A township trail following the creek corridor through rural scenery and historic mill-country landscapes.
Landsdown Meadows & Trail
Hunterdon County open space with access from Lower Landsdown Road and Sidney Road, connecting meadow and trail environments.
Pine Hill Section
A 43-acre Franklin Township section of the county's South Branch Reservation with woodland trails and natural habitat.
Valinski Section
Another local South Branch Reservation property supporting passive recreation and open-space protection.
Melick's Bridge Section
A 62-acre county preserve spanning Franklin and Clinton townships along the South Branch corridor.
Bike Franklin
Quiet rural roads and Hunterdon's signed/curated cycling routes make Franklin a rewarding area for experienced recreational cyclists.
Historic Franklin
Quakertown Historic District
One of the township's most important historic areas, rooted in the Friends Meeting established in the eighteenth century.
Pittstown Historic District
Historic buildings along Pittstown Road, Quakertown Road and Race Street reflect the village's mill, commercial and railroad-era development.
Quaker Heritage
Quakertown's Friends community provides some of the clearest surviving evidence of Franklin Township's early settlement history.
Neighboring Municipalities
Franklin Township borders Alexandria Township, the Town of Clinton, Clinton Township, Delaware Township, Kingwood Township, Raritan Township and Union Township. Postal labels such as Pittstown, Annandale and Clinton do not always match the physical municipality.
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