Centerville was a hamlet in Readington Township, New Jersey

Readington Township, New Jersey

Readington Township is a Township located in the easternmost portion of Hunterdon County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 16,126...

 along Campbell's Brook (now Pleasant Run

Pleasant Run (New Jersey)

Pleasant Run is a stream in central New Jersey, running through Readington and Branchburg. It is a tributary of the South Branch Raritan River. The brook is about seven miles in length running from its headwaters near Cushetunk Mountain, an extinct volcano surrounding Round Valley Reservoir, to...

) and Old York Road

Old York Road

Old York Road or King's Highway is a roadway that was built in the 18th century to connect Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with New York City, New York. Through New Jersey it was built along the Raritan "Naraticong Trail"...

. Centerville grew up because of a tavern that marked the halfway point on the long Swift Sure Stage Line route from New York to Philadelphia. The hamlet had a school, a store, a post office, a church and blacksmith. When the railroads and newer roads were built, Centerville saw few visitors and today all the buildings there are residences.