Billingsport, New Jersey

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Billingsport, New Jersey
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Coordinates: 39°50′54″N75°14′31″W / 39.84833°N 75.24194°W / 39.84833; -75.24194
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Gloucester
Borough Paulsboro
Elevation
10 m (33 ft)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Area code 856
GNIS feature ID874765 [1]

Billingsport is an unincorporated community within Paulsboro, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [2] The community is located on the Delaware River. The area dates back to 1677, when it was originally known as Byllings Port, named for Edward Byllings, a Quaker of West Jersey. [3] [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Billingsport, New Jersey
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. Laura Lavinia Thomas Willis, ed. (1915). Early history of Atlantic County, New Jersey - Atlantic County Historical Society. Kutztown publishing Company. Retrieved December 17, 2011 via Google Books.
  4. History, Borough of Paulsboro. Accessed July 20, 2017.