Kinkora, New Jersey

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Kinkora, New Jersey
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Kinkora
Location in Burlington County (Inset: Burlington County in New Jersey)
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Kinkora
Kinkora (New Jersey)
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Kinkora
Kinkora (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°07′03″N74°45′19″W / 40.11750°N 74.75528°W / 40.11750; -74.75528
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State Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey
County Burlington
Township Mansfield
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
Area codes 609, 640
GNIS feature ID877587 [1]

Kinkora is an unincorporated community in Mansfield Township, in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [2] This community used to be a rail terminal for the Kinkora branch and its junction with the Amboy Division of the railroad. The name "Kinkora" is of Native American origin, and the area was known as Quinkoringh. [3]

Transportation

New Jersey Transit provides bus service to and from Philadelphia on the 409 route. [4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kinkora, New Jersey
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. "Columbus/Mansfield History". Mansfield Township website. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  4. Burlington County Bus / Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of June 26, 2010. Accessed June 18, 2013.