Chairville, New Jersey

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Chairville, New Jersey
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Historical marker at the site of Chairville
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Chairville
Location of Chairville in Burlington County (Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey)
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Chairville
Chairville (New Jersey)
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Chairville
Chairville (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°53′54″N74°47′21″W / 39.89833°N 74.78917°W / 39.89833; -74.78917
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey
County Burlington
Township Medford and Southampton
Elevation
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39 ft (12 m)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Area codes 609, 856
GNIS feature ID875359 [1]

Chairville is a rural unincorporated community located along the border of Medford and Southampton townships in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [2] The settlement is named for a chair parts factory that operated from 1845 to 1890. Also located in the area were the Peacock Cemetery, a sawmill, and a one-room schoolhouse. [3] [4] Today, the site is located at the intersection of Chairville Road and New Jersey Route 70 and Little Creek. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Chairville". 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. "The Village of Chairville - Medford NJ". New Jersey Historical Markers on Waymarking.com. April 23, 2008. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  4. "History". Township of Medford, New Jersey. Retrieved August 14, 2016. [Adonijah Peacock] is buried in the Peacock graveyard in Chairville.
  5. "Chairville, New Jersey" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved March 14, 2015.