Oakland, Salem County, New Jersey

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Oakland, New Jersey
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Oakland, New Jersey
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Coordinates: 39°35′55″N75°20′29″W / 39.59861°N 75.34139°W / 39.59861; -75.34139 Coordinates: 39°35′55″N75°20′29″W / 39.59861°N 75.34139°W / 39.59861; -75.34139
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County Salem
Township Alloway
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID882282 [1]

Oakland is an unincorporated community located within Alloway Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. [2]

Oakland was named after a white oak tree grove. The vicinity used to have a stop on the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad which was known as Oakland Station. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oakland, Salem County, New Jersey
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey.
  3. "West Jersey History Project - Booka - Place Names of Salem County N.J. by Josephine Jaquett and Elmer VanName". westjerseyhistory.org. Retrieved 2018-05-04.