Bowentown, New Jersey

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Bowentown, New Jersey
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Bowentown
Location within Cumberland County. Inset: Location of Cumberland County within New Jersey.
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Bowentown
Bowentown (New Jersey)
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Bowentown (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°25′28″N75°16′25″W / 39.42444°N 75.27361°W / 39.42444; -75.27361
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Cumberland
Township Hopewell
Named for Bowen family
Elevation
25 m (82 ft)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID874868 [1]

Bowentown is an unincorporated community located within Hopewell Township, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [2] [3] Located west of Bridgeton, Bowentown got its name from the Bowen family, one of Hopewell Township's first settlers. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bowentown, New Jersey
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.
  3. Gannett, Henry (January 28, 1895). "A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey". U.S. Government Printing Office via Google Books.
  4. Charles Harrison (2013). Cumberland County, New Jersey: 265 Years of History. The History Press. ISBN   978-1609497767 . Retrieved August 20, 2013.