The Origins of Parkdale

[Teegate]

Do you ever wonder where the various names of towns and places in the pines come from? I do. Many of them are obvious since they are named after the people who founded or lived in the area, such as Harrisville, Woodmansie, etc. But there are names of towns that have always been elusive in finding their origins, and Parkdale was one of them...at least to me it was.

I recently acquired an old map of Parkdale that shows some of the various owners over the years, along with the dates of purchases and sales. Included are Robert Braddock who purchased 74 acres on March 12, 1755, and a person named E. Hollinshead who sold his property to Joseph Wharton. Wharton sold portions of his property to a George S. Greene on January 21, 1880, and it appears Joseph Wharton sold some pieces to Franklin Earl Haines and Charles B. Haines who eventually sold it to Edith L. Haines on the last day of the year in 1948.

But the name Parkdale was noticeably absent, if there was a person by that name. However, a closer examination peaked my interest when I noticed this bit of text. I believe it tell us how the town of Parkdale got it’s name.

Guy

 

[Jerseyman]

Do you ever wonder where the various names of towns and places in the pines come from? I do. Many of them are obvious since they are named after the people who founded or lived in the area, such as Harrisville, Woodmansie, etc. But there are names of towns that have always been elusive in finding their origins, and Parkdale was one of them...at least to me it was.

I recently acquired an old map of Parkdale that shows some of the various owners over the years, along with the dates of purchases and sales. Included are Robert Braddock who purchased 74 acres on March 12, 1755, and a person named E. Hollinshead who sold his property to Joseph Wharton. Wharton sold portions of his property to a George S. Greene on January 21, 1880, and it appears Joseph Wharton sold some pieces to Franklin Earl Haines and Charles B. Haines who eventually sold it to Edith L. Haines on the last day of the year in 1948.

But the name Parkdale was noticeably absent, if there was a person by that name. However, a closer examination peaked my interest when I noticed this bit of text. I believe it tell us how the town of Parkdale got it’s name.

Guy

Guy:

The theory that I've always worked under is that the Parkdale name stems from Cranberry Park, a nineteenth-century place name that appears on the appropriate plate from the 1872 state atlas. Furthermore, the New Jersey Southern established a stop there called Cranberry Park in 1871 at that location. The name change occurred in circa 1878 and the Central Railroad of New Jersey constructed the small flagstop station there in 1881. The railroad retired the station from active use in 1940.

Best regards,
Jerseyman

 

[Teegate]

From that map it appears that someone named Pop or D & P Park owned in in 1750. So there is a possibility that the name also comes from that ownership I would think. The odds seem pretty good to me that if one of the original owners, if not the original owner was named Park, the name Parkdale may still be from that ownership in a slightly altered way.

Guy

 

[woodjin]

seems logical to me Guy. the date is 1750 so it pre-dates theother owners.

 

[james ungehajer]

Do you ever wonder where the various names of towns and places in the pines come from? I do. Many of them are obvious since they are named after the people who founded or lived in the area, such as Harrisville, Woodmansie, etc. But there are names of towns that have always been elusive in finding their origins, and Parkdale was one of them...at least to me it was.

I recently acquired an old map of Parkdale that shows some of the various owners over the years, along with the dates of purchases and sales. Included are Robert Braddock who purchased 74 acres on March 12, 1755, and a person named E. Hollinshead who sold his property to Joseph Wharton. Wharton sold portions of his property to a George S. Greene on January 21, 1880, and it appears Joseph Wharton sold some pieces to Franklin Earl Haines and Charles B. Haines who eventually sold it to Edith L. Haines on the last day of the year in 1948.

But the name Parkdale was noticeably absent, if there was a person by that name. However, a closer examination peaked my interest when I noticed this bit of text. I believe it tell us how the town of Parkdale got it’s name.

Guy

i noticed the name braddock,is he the one who started the sawmills and gristmills operations in the area?