Pinkneyville, New Jersey

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Location within Sussex County. Inset: Location of Sussex County in the state of New Jersey.
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Coordinates: 41°02′47″N74°41′33″W / 41.04639°N 74.69250°W / 41.04639; -74.69250 Coordinates: 41°02′47″N74°41′33″W / 41.04639°N 74.69250°W / 41.04639; -74.69250
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Township Andover
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597 ft (182 m)
GNIS feature ID879333 [1]

Pinkneyville is an unincorporated community located within Andover Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. [1] [2] [3]

The settlement is located approximately 3.7 mi (6.0 km) east of Newton.

Pinkneyville was described in 1872 as "a little mining village, with only a few small cottages". [3]

In 1891, the "remotest source" of the Pequest River was described as being "near Pinkneyville". [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pinkneyville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Webb, Edward A. (1872). The Historical Directory of Sussex County, N.J.: Containing a Brief Summary of Events from Its First Settlement, with Descriptive and Historical Notices of Each Town. Sussex County (N.J.). p. 20.
  4. Documents of the One Hundred and Fifteenth Legislature of the State of New Jersey and the Forty-Sixth Under the New Constitution. New Jersey Legislature. 1891. p. 177.