Chews Landing, New Jersey

Chews Landing, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Chews Landing
Chews Landing
Chews Landing

Location in Camden County (Inset: Camden County in New Jersey)

Coordinates: 39°50′00″N 75°03′47″W / 39.83333°N 75.06306°W / 39.83333; -75.06306Coordinates: 39°50′00″N 75°03′47″W / 39.83333°N 75.06306°W / 39.83333; -75.06306
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Camden
Township Gloucester
Named for Jeremiah Chew
Elevation 12 m (39 ft)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 856
GNIS feature ID 882408[1]

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

Located near the Big Timber Creek, Chews Landing is named after Jeremiah Chew, a revolutionary officer.[3] 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.

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. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (2007). New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past. US History Publishers. ISBN 1-60354-029-6. Retrieved June 26, 2011.


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