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Millbrook, New Jersey
George Trauger House
George Trauger House
Millbrook, New Jersey is located in Warren County, New Jersey
Millbrook, New Jersey
Millbrook, New Jersey
Location in Warren County, New Jersey
Millbrook, New Jersey is located in New Jersey
Millbrook, New Jersey
Millbrook, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Millbrook, New Jersey is located in the United States
Millbrook, New Jersey
Millbrook, New Jersey
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Warren
Township Hardwick
Named for Van Campens Mill Brook
Elevation
200 m (656 ft)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 878370

Millbrook, also known as Millbrook Village, is an unincorporated community located along Old Mine Road within Hardwick Township, formerly Pahaquarry Township, in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is named after the Mill Brook, now known as Van Campens Mill Brook, a tributary of the Delaware River. The area is now part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

History

A grist mill was built here in 1832, by Abram Garis, on what is now known as Van Campens Mill Brook. The George Trauger House was built c. 1860. The Colonel Abraham Van Campen House, built c. 1750, the B. B. Van Campen Farm, also known as the Moses Van Campen House, built c. 1840, and the Miller House, also known as the James Van Campen Farm, are contributing properties of the Old Mine Road Historic District. The Abraham Van Campen House, built c. 1790, was moved to the village in 1974.

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