The Oranges

All of these communities were named for William III of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, and from 1689 until 1702 King of England, Ireland, and Scotland.

On June 7, 1780, the townspeople of Newark Mountains officially voted to adopt the name Orange.

[1] At the time, there was a significant number of people in favor of secession from Newark.

However, this would not occur until November 27, 1806, when the township of Orange—then including all of the territory encompassing all of the Oranges—officially separated from Newark.

Almost immediately, it began fragmenting into smaller communities, primarily because of local disputes about the costs of establishing paid police, fire, and street departments.