Buckshutem, New Jersey
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Buckshutem, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 39°19′08″N 75°00′46″W / 39.31889°N 75.01278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Cumberland |
Township | Commercial |
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
Area code | 856 |
GNIS feature ID | 875011[1] |
Buckshutem is an unincorporated community located within Commercial Township, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2][3][4] The community is situated near Buckshutem Creek, nearby Laurel Lake. The name "Buckshutem" is of Native American origin; though others say that the name is derived from the creek's rapid flow of water as it empties into the brisk wake of the Maurice River, producing a cross current that causes a boat to "buck and shoot" through that section.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckshutem, New Jersey
- ^ Beck, Henry Charlton (1963). More Forgotten Towns of Southern New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813504322.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (January 28, 1895). "A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- ^ Debra A. Barsotti. "Maurice River Recollections Project". Citizens United. Retrieved July 8, 2012.