[2] The Hunterdon County Educational Services Commission (HCESC) has a campus here.
[3] The community is named after Issac H. Hoffman (1862–1959), a local farmer, banker and businessman, who operated a sawmill and peach basket factory here.
[4] In 1876, the High Bridge Branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) starts operation through the community.
[5] The Columbia Trail passes through the community and connects to the nearby Ken Lockwood Gorge.
[6][7] The Hoffman's Crossing Road Bridge, a Pratt thru truss bridge built in 1898, was added to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places on February 11, 1999.