Chews Landing, New Jersey

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Chews Landing, New Jersey
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Chews Landing (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°50′00″N75°03′47″W / 39.83333°N 75.06306°W / 39.83333; -75.06306 Coordinates: 39°50′00″N75°03′47″W / 39.83333°N 75.06306°W / 39.83333; -75.06306
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Camden
Township Gloucester
Named for Jeremiah Chew
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 856
GNIS feature ID882408 [1]

Chews Landing (or Chews) is an unincorporated community within Gloucester Township, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. [2] [3]

Located near the Big Timber Creek, Chews Landing is named after Jeremiah Chew, a revolutionary officer. [4] It is also home to St. John's Episcopal Church and Burying Ground; a historic church that was built in 1880 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chews Landing, New Jersey
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. Gordon, Thomas Francis (1834). "A Gazetteer of the State of New Jersey: Comprehending a General View of Its Physical and Moral Condition, Together with a Topographical and Statistical Account of Its Counties, Towns, Villages, Canals, Rail Roads, &c., Accompanied by a Map".
  4. Federal Writers' Project (2007). New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past. US History Publishers. ISBN   978-1-60354-029-2 . Retrieved June 26, 2011.