Buddtown, New Jersey

Buddtown, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Ridge Road in Buddtown
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Coordinates: 39°56′21″N74°42′11″W / 39.93917°N 74.70306°W / 39.93917; -74.70306
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Burlington
Township	Southampton
Elevation [1]	46 ft (14 m)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Area code	609
GNIS feature ID	875017 [1]

Buddtown is an unincorporated community located within Southampton Township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^[2] Located between Vincentown and Pemberton, it is named for Thomas Budd who owned farmland in the area in the 18th century. ^[3] The area itself contains houses and churches in the community itself and farmland surrounding the settlement. ^[4] The stream that runs through Buddtown is named Stop the Jade Run supposedly named for the cry made by the owners of a runaway horse, "jade" being an old name for a horse. ^{[3] [5]}

References

1. "Buddtown". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 14, 2015.
3. Shaw, W.H. (1883). "Southampton Township: Villages & Hamlets - Buddtown". History of Burlington and Mercer Counties, New Jersey. Woodward and Hageman. The Preservation Commission of Historic Southampton. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
4. "Aerial view of Buddtown" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved September 20, 2015.
5. Finneran, Gene. "STOP THE JADE RUN EXPLAINED!". Southampton Township. Retrieved September 20, 2015.