Churchtown, New Jersey

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Churchtown, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Churchtown, New Jersey is located in Salem County, New Jersey
Churchtown, New Jersey
Churchtown, New Jersey
Coordinates: 39°40′19″N 75°30′36″W / 39.67194°N 75.51000°W / 39.67194; -75.51000Coordinates: 39°40′19″N 75°30′36″W / 39.67194°N 75.51000°W / 39.67194; -75.51000
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountySalem
TownshipPennsville
Elevation
[1]
7 ft (2 m)
GNIS feature ID875439 [1]

Churchtown, historically known as Penns Neck, is an unincorporated community located north of Pennsville in Pennsville Township, Salem County, New Jersey.[1][2] St. George's Episcopal Church was started here in 1714 by Swedish and Finnish settlers as a Lutheran church.[3][4]

  • St. George's, Penns Neck, N.J.
    Illustration from 1903

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Churchtown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey., Variant name: Penns Neck
  2. ^ "Locality Search". State of New Jersey.
  3. ^ "St. George's Episcopal Church: Our History". St. George's Episcopal Church.
  4. ^ Greenagel, Frank L. (2001). "Saint George's Episcopal Chruch, Churchtown, Salem County". The New Jersey Churchscape. the Swedish and nearby Finnish settlers organized a Lutheran church here in 1714

External links[]

  • Johnson, Amandus (1938). The records of the Swedish Lutheran churches at Raccoon and Penns Neck, 1713-1786. OCLC 866217276. Raccoon Creek is now Swedesboro and Penns Neck is now Churchtown


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