Chews Landing, New Jersey
Chews Landing, New Jersey | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Chews Landing Location in Camden County (Inset: Camden County in New Jersey) | |
Coordinates: 39°50′00″N 75°03′47″W / 39.83333°N 75.06306°WCoordinates: 39°50′00″N 75°03′47″W / 39.83333°N 75.06306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Camden |
Township | Gloucester |
Named for | Jeremiah Chew |
Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 856 |
GNIS feature ID | 882408[1] |
Chews Landing (or Chews) is an unincorporated community within Gloucester Township, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.[2][3]
Located near the Big Timber Creek, Chews Landing is named after Jeremiah Chew, a revolutionary officer.[4] It is also home to St. John's Episcopal Church and Burying Ground; a historic church that was built in 1880 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chews Landing, New Jersey
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^ Gordon, Thomas Francis (1834). "A Gazetteer of the State of New Jersey: Comprehending a General View of Its Physical and Moral Condition, Together with a Topographical and Statistical Account of Its Counties, Towns, Villages, Canals, Rail Roads, &c., Accompanied by a Map".
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (2007). New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past. US History Publishers. ISBN 978-1-60354-029-2. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
Categories:
- Gloucester Township, New Jersey
- Unincorporated communities in Camden County, New Jersey
- Unincorporated communities in New Jersey
- New Jersey geography stubs