Burrs Mill, New Jersey

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Burrs Mill, New Jersey
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Looking north along Burrs Mill Road from Route 70
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Location of Burrs Mill in Burlington County (Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey)
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Coordinates: 39°53′18″N74°39′00″W / 39.88833°N 74.65000°W / 39.88833; -74.65000
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Burlington
Township Southampton
Elevation
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85 ft (26 m)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Area code(s) 609, 640
GNIS feature ID875051 [1]

Burrs Mill is an unincorporated community located within Southampton Township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [2] Found in a rural portion of the township near Route 70, it is located along its eponymous brook in a forested area within the Pine Barrens. A low density of houses surround nearby roads including Burrs Mill Road and Route 70's fire roads. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Burrs Mill". 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. Google (June 21, 2016). "Aerial view of Burrs Mill" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved June 21, 2016.