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Eayrestown, New Jersey

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Burlington

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

Elevation
  
16 m

State
  
New Jersey

Township
  
Lumberton

GNIS feature ID
  
876080

Eayrestown, New Jersey

Weather
  
0°C, Wind N at 27 km/h, 90% Humidity

Eayrestown is an unincorporated community located within Lumberton Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The settlement is named for Richard and Elizabeth Eayres, the first settlers of the site in the 1600s. It was also the first settlement in what is now Lumberton Township. The settlement, located along the South Branch Rancocas Creek, was the site of numerous saw and gristmills early in its history and a picnic grove that attracted people from around the area. Today, numerous farms and housing developments dot the area.

References

Eayrestown, New Jersey Wikipedia


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