Chews Landing, New Jersey

Populated place in Camden County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

39°50′00″N 75°03′47″W / 39.83333°N 75.06306°W / 39.83333; -75.06306Country

United StatesState

New JerseyCounty Camden Township GloucesterNamed forJeremiah ChewElevation

12 m (39 ft)Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)Area code856GNIS feature ID882408^[1]

Chews Landing (or Chews) is an unincorporated community within Gloucester Township, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[2]^[3]

Located near the Big Timber Creek, Chews Landing is named after Jeremiah Chew, a revolutionary officer.^[4] 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

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chews Landing, New Jersey
^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
^ Gordon, Thomas Francis (1834). "A Gazetteer of the State of New Jersey: Comprehending a General View of Its Physical and Moral Condition, Together with a Topographical and Statistical Account of Its Counties, Towns, Villages, Canals, Rail Roads, &c., Accompanied by a Map".
^ Federal Writers' Project (2007). New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past. US History Publishers. ISBN 978-1-60354-029-2. Retrieved June 26, 2011.