Beemerville, New Jersey

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Beemerville, New Jersey
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Beemerville, New Jersey
Location of Beemerville in Sussex County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
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Beemerville, New Jersey
Beemerville, New Jersey (New Jersey)
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Beemerville, New Jersey
Beemerville, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°12′38″N74°41′30″W / 41.2106512°N 74.6915525°W / 41.2106512; -74.6915525
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Sussex
Township Wantage
Elevation
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232 ft (71 m)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
Area code(s) 973 [2]
GNIS feature ID874637 [1]

Beemerville is an unincorporated community located within Wantage Township in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3]

Space Farms Zoo and Museum, established in 1927, is a combination of a natural environment for animals and historical museum located on County Route 519 in Beemerville. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Beemerville, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  2. Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Wantage, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  4. Space Farms Zoo and Museum, Eighty- Five Years of Family Tradition, Space Farms Zoo and Museum, April 5, 2012. Accessed June 9, 2016. "In the midst of the depression in 1927, Ralph and Elizabeth Space purchased a quarter-acre in the hamlet of Beemerville on which they built a small country store and started a wild animal collection."