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Place	Classification	County	Derivation
Hackensack; (S)	C,R,Tp	Be	Sub-tribe Achensachys or Achkencheschakey
Hackettstown	T	Wa	Samuel Hackett, landowner
Hacklebarney	SP	Mr	Barney Hackle, ironmaster
Haddon	Tp	Ca	Elizabeth Haddon, settler
Haddonfield	B	Ca	Elizabeth Haddon, settler
Haddon Heights	B	Ca	Elizabeth Haddon, settler
Hagerville	U	Sa	Hagar, Negress slave burned for murder of master
Hainesburg	U	Wa	John Haines, donor of school land
Hainesport	Tp	Bu	Barclay Haines, resident
Hainesville	U	Su	Daniel Haines, Gov. 1843-4,1845-8
Hakihohake	Cr	Ht	Hakihakan, "plantation" (A)
Haledon; (N)	B	Pa	Haledon, England
Half Acre	U	Ms	Lot acquired when innkeeper fenced off road
Halifax	U,M	Be	Lord Halifax, who proposed military union of colonies, 1754
Hamburg	B	Su	Hamburg, Germany
Hamilton	Tp	At,Me	Alexander Hamilton
Hammock Cove	U	At	Shape of bay
Hampton	B	Ht	Jonathan Hampton, donor of church land
Hancock's Bridge	U	Sa	Builder of bridge
Hanover; (E)	U,Tp	Bu,Mr	House of Hanover, Eng. sov.
Hardwick	Tp	Wa	Philip Yorke, Earl of Hardwick, jurist
Hardyston	Tp	Su	Josiah Hardy, Gov. 1761-2
Harlingen	U	So	Rev. Johannes M. VanHarlingen
Harmony	Tp	Wa	Harmon Shipman
Harrington Park	B	Be	Harring family, settlers
Harrison	T,Tp	Hu,Gl	Pres. William Henry Harrison
Harrisonville	U	Sa	Pres. William Henry Harrison
Hart's Corner	U	Me	Hart family
Haworth	B	Be	Haworth, England
Hawthorne	B	Pa	Nathaniel Hawthorne, novelist
Head-of-the-River	U	At	Colonial head of navigation on Tuckahoe River
Headquarters	U	Ht	Washington's headquarters for three days, 1777
Helmetta	B	Mi	Etta Helme, daughter of snuff factory owner
Hereford	In	CM	Hereford, England
Hewitt	U	Pa	Abram S. Hewitt, ironmaster, mayor of N.Y.
Hibernia	U	Mr	Roman name of Ireland
Hickory Tree	U	Mr	Former Democratic symbol
High Bridge	B	Ht	Bridge leading to ironworks
High Crossing	U	Bu	Crossing of Central RR
Highland Park	B	Mi	Location
Highlands	B	Mo	See Atlantic Highlands
High Point	SP	Su	Highest point in N.J.
Hightstown	B	Me	John Hight, settler
Hillsdale	B	Be	Its "dale among the hills"
Hillside	Tp	Un	Surrounding hills
Hi-Nella	B	Ca	Indian village, "high rolling knoll"
Hoboken	C	Hu	Hopoakan, "a pipe for smoking" (A)
Hockamick	U	Bu	Hawker Mick, a peddler
Hockhockson	Br	Mo	Hakihakan, "plantation" (A)
Hog	Is	At	Shape of larger one, and hog raising by early settlers
Hog Wallow	U	Bu	Wild hogs, now vanished
Hohokus	B,Tp	Be	Mehohokus, "red cedar" (Ru)
Holland	Tp,U,M	Ht,Mr,Su	Native land by Du. settlers
Holmdel	Tp	Mo	Holmes family
Hominy	Hs	Mo	Product of gristmills
Hopatcong	B,L	Su,Mr	Hokunk, "above,"peek, "body of water" atn, "hill" and saconk, "outlet" (A)
Hope	Tp	Wa	"Hope of Immortality" by Moravian missionaries
Hope	Cr	Sa	Wreck of the Hope
Hopewell	B,Tp	Me	The Hopewell, which brought settlers
Horicon	L	Oc	"The hurricane wind" passing through the swamp
Horseneck	L	Es	Shape of original tract
Howell	Tp	Mo	Richard Howell, Gov. 1792-1801
HUDSON	Co,R		Henry Hudson, explorer
Hughes	Cr	CM	Joseph E. Hughes, county judge
HUNTERDON	Co		Robert Hunter, Gov. 1710-19
Hurdtown	U	Mr	Joseph and Daniel Hurd

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