| Baptistown, New Jersey | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Hunterdon County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Baptistown's location in Hunterdon County (Inset: Hunterdon County in New Jersey) |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hunterdon |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kingwood |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | Eastern (EDT) |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 515 |
| Coordinates: | 40.5217°N -75.0061°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 08803[1] [2] |
| Area Code: | 908 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 874483 |
Baptistown is an unincorporated community located within Kingwood Township, in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3] Baptistown is located on New Jersey Route 12, approximately 3miles east of Frenchtown. The township's municipal offices are located in Baptistown just north of the center of the community.
Baptistown is named for the two Baptist churches which were founded there by early settlers.[4]
Baptistown has a post office with ZIP Code 08803, which opened on May 1, 1822.[5] [6]
In 1882, Baptistown had a population of 250, and was described as "the centre of a rich farming district, with a good local business".[7]
In 1937 there was a one-room school in Baptistown.[8]
Frenchtown Solar is a group of three photovoltaic arrays, or solar farms, in the state covering 110acres with 68,500 solar panels and 20.1 megawatt capacity. Two arrays are located just outside the village Baptistown on Route 12.[9] The third and largest is to the south off County Route 519.[10]