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'''Augusta''' is an [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated community]] located within [[Frankford Township, New Jersey|Frankford Township]], in [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex County]], [[New Jersey]], United States.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709092825/http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt |date=2016-07-09 }}, State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed June 9, 2016.</ref> As of the [[2010 United States Census]], the population for the [[ZIP Code Tabulation Area]] 07822 was 887.<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/8600000US07822 DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 from 2010 Demographic Profile Data for ZCTA5 07822] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212143140/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/8600000US07822 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 27, 2013.</ref>
'''Augusta''' is an [[unincorporated area (New Jersey)|unincorporated area]] located within [[Frankford Township, New Jersey|Frankford Township]], [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex County]], [[New Jersey]].


Augusta is the home of the [[New Jersey State Fair]] and the [[Sussex County Farm and Horse Show]].
Augusta is the home of the [[New Jersey State Fair]] and the [[Sussex County Farm and Horse Show]].


[[Skylands Park]], a 4,300-seat [[ballpark]], was home to the [[New Jersey Cardinals]] of the [[New York–Penn League]] from 1993 to 2005, and the [[Sussex Skyhawks]] of the [[Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball|Can-Am League]] from 2006 to 2010. The stadium is the home of the [[Sussex County Miners]] of the [[Frontier League]], which debuted in the [[Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball|Can-Am League]] for the 2015 season.{{update after|2015|9|1}}<ref>Westhoven, William. [http://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/local/morris-county/2014/12/10/miners-fill-major-baseball-void-sussex/20210535/ "Miners to fill major baseball void in Sussex"], ''[[Daily Record (Morristown)]]'', December 10, 2014. Accessed December 24, 2014. "The new owners of Skylands Stadium in Augusta announced Wednesday that they have established a new minor-league team — appropriately dubbed the Sussex County Miners — that will begin play in the independent Can-Am Association of Professional Baseball."</ref>
[[Skylands Park]], a 4,300-seat [[ballpark]], hosts the [[Sussex Skyhawks]] of the [[Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball|Can-Am League]], which debuted starting with the [[2006 in sports|2006]] baseball season.


== Geography ==
== Geography ==
Augusta is located at 41°8'42" [[latitude|North]], 74°41'5" [[longitude|West]] (41.145086, -74.684753).{{GR|1}}
Augusta is located at 41°8'42" [[latitude|North]], 74°41'5" [[longitude|West]] (41.145086, -74.684753).<ref name="GR1">[https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>


Augusta lies in the [[Kittatinny Valley]] which is part of the [[Great Appalachian Valley]]. The [[Kittatinny Mountains]] are to the west and the [[New Jersey Highlands]] are to the east.
Augusta lies in the [[Kittatinny Valley]] which is part of the [[Great Appalachian Valley]]. The [[Kittatinny Mountains]] are to the west and the [[New Jersey Highlands]] are to the east.
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Papakatkin Creek drains into the [[Wallkill River]] to the north. The drainage divide is just north of [[U.S. Route 206 (New Jersey)|Route 206]] in Augusta. A chain of hills leads Papakatkin Creek to travel east and then north into the Wallkill River.
Papakatkin Creek drains into the [[Wallkill River]] to the north. The drainage divide is just north of [[U.S. Route 206 (New Jersey)|Route 206]] in Augusta. A chain of hills leads Papakatkin Creek to travel east and then north into the Wallkill River.

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Sussex County, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Augusta include:
* [[Russ Van Atta]] (1906–1986), MLB pitcher who played with the [[New York Yankees]] and [[Baltimore Orioles|St. Louis Browns]] and was later elected as Sheriff of Sussex County.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/vanatru01.shtml Russ Van Atta Stats], [[Baseball-Reference.com]]. Accessed August 20, 2020. "Born: June 21, 1906 in Augusta, NJ"</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Populated places in Sussex County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Frankford Township, New Jersey]]
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Revision as of 07:43, 23 September 2022

Augusta, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Augusta, New Jersey is located in Sussex County, New Jersey
Augusta, New Jersey
Augusta, New Jersey
Location within Sussex County. Inset: Location of Sussex County within New Jersey
Augusta, New Jersey is located in New Jersey
Augusta, New Jersey
Augusta, New Jersey
Augusta, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Augusta, New Jersey is located in the United States
Augusta, New Jersey
Augusta, New Jersey
Augusta, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°07′44″N 74°43′42″W / 41.12889°N 74.72833°W / 41.12889; -74.72833
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountySussex
TownshipFrankford
Elevation
495 ft (151 m)
Population
 (2010 Census)[1]
 • Total887
ZIP code
07822[2][3]
GNIS feature ID0874424[4]

Augusta is an unincorporated community located within Frankford Township, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States.[5] As of the 2010 United States Census, the population for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07822 was 887.[1]

Augusta is the home of the New Jersey State Fair and the Sussex County Farm and Horse Show.

Skylands Park, a 4,300-seat ballpark, was home to the New Jersey Cardinals of the New York–Penn League from 1993 to 2005, and the Sussex Skyhawks of the Can-Am League from 2006 to 2010. The stadium is the home of the Sussex County Miners of the Frontier League, which debuted in the Can-Am League for the 2015 season.[needs update][6]

Geography

Augusta is located at 41°8'42" North, 74°41'5" West (41.145086, -74.684753).[7]

Augusta lies in the Kittatinny Valley which is part of the Great Appalachian Valley. The Kittatinny Mountains are to the west and the New Jersey Highlands are to the east.

Geology

Augusta lies on top of the Ordovician Martinsburg Formation, created around 450 million B. C. when a volcanic chain of islands collided with the proto North American plate. The islands rode over top of the North American plate creating the valley. The valley was under a shallow sea until geologic pressure forced the shale upwards.

The Wisconsin Glacier covered the valley from 21,000 B.C. to 13,000 B.C. Augusta was covered in three hundred meters of ice. When the ice slowly melted this created the Paulinskill River as well as Papakatkin Creek.

The Paulinskill River, which starts in Newton and flows westerly through Augusta from Lafayette, drains into the Delaware River to the southwest. The Paulinskill is one of the premier fishing streams in the state of New Jersey. Each year, thousands of trout are stocked in the Paulinskill River from the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife.

Papakatkin Creek drains into the Wallkill River to the north. The drainage divide is just north of Route 206 in Augusta. A chain of hills leads Papakatkin Creek to travel east and then north into the Wallkill River.

Notable people

See also: Category:People from Sussex County, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Augusta include:

References

  1. ^ a b DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 from 2010 Demographic Profile Data for ZCTA5 07822 Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 27, 2013.
  2. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Augusta, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed August 27, 2013.
  3. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 27, 2013.
  4. ^ "Augusta". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  5. ^ Locality Search Archived 2016-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  6. ^ Westhoven, William. "Miners to fill major baseball void in Sussex", Daily Record (Morristown), December 10, 2014. Accessed December 24, 2014. "The new owners of Skylands Stadium in Augusta announced Wednesday that they have established a new minor-league team — appropriately dubbed the Sussex County Miners — that will begin play in the independent Can-Am Association of Professional Baseball."
  7. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  8. ^ Russ Van Atta Stats, Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed August 20, 2020. "Born: June 21, 1906 in Augusta, NJ"
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