Jacksonville, New Jersey

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Jacksonville, New Jersey
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Location in Burlington County (Inset: Burlington County in New Jersey)
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Coordinates: 40°03′01″N74°45′49″W / 40.05028°N 74.76361°W / 40.05028; -74.76361 Coordinates: 40°03′01″N74°45′49″W / 40.05028°N 74.76361°W / 40.05028; -74.76361
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County Burlington
Township Springfield
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT))
GNIS feature ID877396 [1]

Jacksonville is an unincorporated community located within Springfield Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. [2] Located at a skewed intersection of County Routes 628 and 670, the area consists of farmland, houses, and the remains of the Animal Kingdom Zoo, a small zoo shuttered since 2012 due to deadly fires and numerous animal welfare violations. [3] [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacksonville, New Jersey
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. Google (September 11, 2015). "Aerial view of Jacksonville" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  4. Brill, Emily (April 14, 2013). "Animal Kingdom Zoo up for sale for $2.4 million after string of citations and two deadly fires". The Times of Trenton . Retrieved September 11, 2015. Sipp kept the zoo closed after the second fire, reopening it last summer for several months before it closed again.