Wharton, New Jersey
Wharton is a borough of 7,318 people in Morris County, New Jersey, founded in 1895.
Why visit Wharton
Townapedia lists 12 museums and landmarks, 9 parks and trails, 100 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include AMC Rockaway 16, Randall Hill, Baker Building and Blackwell Street Historic District.
Weather in Wharton
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About Wharton
Wharton is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,241, an increase of 719 (+11.0%) from the 2010 census count of 6,522, which in turn reflected an increase of 224 (+3.6%) from the 6,298 counted in the 2000 census.
From the Wikipedia article Wharton, New Jersey (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do4
Museums and landmarks12
Baker Building
Cinema and theater · National Register of Historic Places · 1.2 mi
Former theater in Dover, New Jersey, United States
Blackwell Street Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.2 mi
Historic district in Morris County, New Jersey
Bridget Smith House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.0 mi
Historic house in Morris County, New Jersey
Dover
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.4 mi
New Jersey Transit station in Dover, New Jersey
Friends Meetinghouse
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.2 mi
Historic meetinghouse in New Jersey, United States
Joseph Jackson House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.4 mi
Historic house in Rockaway, New Jersey
Lafayette School
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.1 mi
Historic school building in Roxbury Township, New Jersey
Orchard Street Cemetery Gatehouse
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.3 mi
Historic building in Morris County, New Jersey
St. Mary's Church Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.7 mi
Historic district in Wharton, New Jersey
Parks, trails and playgrounds9
Restaurants and cafes100
Knotty Pine Pub
Bar and pub · 0.7 mi
242 East Union Turnpike, Wharton
Mo-Sa 11:00-02:00, Su 12:00-00:00
Paris Baguette
Bakery · 1.6 mi
321 Mount Hope Avenue, Rockaway
Mo-We, Fr-Su 06:00-21:00; Th 07:00-21:00
Arepas Paisas
Restaurant · Comfort Food, Colombian · 1.3 mi
47 East Blackwell Street, Dover
Mo-Su 12:00-23:00
Mezeh Mediterranean Grill
Restaurant · Mediterranean · 1.1 mi
Ice cream and cakes
88 more on the map.
History
In 1831, the Morris Canal was completed from Newark to Phillipsburg, New Jersey across the Delaware River from the terminus of the Lehigh Canal. On the way, it passed through Boonton, Dover and Port Oram. On this route it tapped the Morris County ore fields and became a carrier for both ore and pig iron. Its main purpose, however, was as an extension of the Lehigh Canal to furnish a route for anthracite coal from the Pennsylvania mines to seaboard. Any local traffic was a gain to supplement the through anthracite freight and iron ore and its products soon became important sources of revenue. Sites on the canal were selected for docks and industry, including iron works.
On June 28, 1895, voters from the settlements Port Oram, Irondale, Luxemburg, Maryville and Mount Pleasant voted 143 to 51 to incorporate as the borough Port Oram, the largest of the communities in the area covering 2.25 square miles (5.8 km2) west of Dover, New Jersey. A mayor, six councilmen, an assessor and a collector were elected to govern the new borough which had started life as an ore shipping port on the Morris Canal. These elected officials (mine superintendents, store owners, a railroad superintendent and a schoolteacher) represented the leaders of these settlements where iron ore was mined, smelted and shipped.
From the History section of Wharton, New Jersey on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay3
Homewood Suites by Hilton Dover - Rockaway
Motel and hotel · 0.9 mi
Commerce Center Drive, Dover
Churches and places of worship21
Mount Hope Miners' Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 2.7 mi
Shopping16
Gas and EV charging13
Schools, colleges and libraries46
Academy For Mathematics Science And Engineering
School · 2.4 mi
520 West Main Street, Rockaway
Arthur Stanlick Elementary School
School · 5.2 mi
121 B Shawnee Trail, Lk Shawnee Jefferson Twsp
Athletic Training And Physical Therapy
School · 4.2 mi
1 Bryant Drive, Succasunna
Healthcare6
Map of Wharton
230 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Morris County has had 22 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2021-09-05: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-09-02: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-04-28: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm (Snowstorm)
- 2020-12-11: Tropical Storm Isaias (Hurricane)
- 2020-03-25: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 11 miles away.
- Dover 1 mi southeast, about 2 min by car
- Mount Hope 2 mi northeast, about 3 min by car
- Victory Gardens 2 mi southeast, about 3 min by car
- Kenvil 3 mi southwest, about 4 min by car
- Rockaway 3 mi east, about 5 min by car
- White Meadow Lake 4 mi northeast, about 6 min by car
- Mount Arlington 4 mi northwest, about 6 min by car
- Lake Hopatcong 5 mi northwest, about 8 min by car
- Landing 5 mi west, about 8 min by car
- Ledgewood 5 mi west, about 8 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Orchard Street Cemetery Gatehouse, Dover, NJ - area view, 2026, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friends Meeting House Randolph NJ, Lalmeister, CC BY-SA 3.0
- BRIDGET SMITH HOUSE, MINE HILL, MORRIS COUNTY, Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Baker Rear Dover NJ, Lalmeister, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mt Hope Miner's Church 3 Sue VanderSchans, TheoneSueVanderschans, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 79 Mill Road, Roxbury Township, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Joseph Jackson House, Rockaway, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Railroad Station, Dover, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Blackwell Street, looking east from Morris Street, Dover, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Mary's Church and Rectory, Wharton, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- First United Methodist Church, Dover, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hoagland Memorial Presbyterian Church, Dover, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- First Presbyterian Church, Rockaway, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. John's Episcopal Church, Dover, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wharton, NJ public library, Dec. 2024, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
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