Chews Landing, New Jersey

Chews Landing, New Jersey
Chews Landing, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
	Chews Landing Location in Camden County (Inset: Camden County in New Jersey) Chews Landing Chews Landing (New Jersey) Chews Landing Chews Landing (the United States)
	Coordinates: 39°50′00″N 75°03′47″W / 39.83333°N 75.06306°W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Camden
Township	Gloucester
Named for	Jeremiah Chew
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Area code	856
GNIS feature ID	882408

Chews Landing (or Chews) is an unincorporated community situated within Gloucester Township, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[2]^[3] The community is located near the Big Timber Creek and is named after Jeremiah Chew, a Revolutionary War officer.^[4]

Chews Landing is notable for being the site of St. John's Episcopal Church and Burying Ground, a historic church that was constructed in 1880. This church is an important landmark in the area and was recognized for its historical significance when it was 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.

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[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] 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".

[4] 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.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Camden County, New Jersey, United States
County seat: Camden
Cities	Camden Gloucester	Map of New Jersey highlighting Camden County
Boroughs	Audubon Audubon Park Barrington Bellmawr Berlin Brooklawn Chesilhurst Clementon Collingswood Gibbsboro Haddon Heights Haddonfield Hi-Nella Laurel Springs Lawnside Lindenwold Magnolia Merchantville Mount Ephraim Oaklyn Pine Hill Runnemede Somerdale Stratford Tavistock Woodlynne
Townships	Berlin Cherry Hill Gloucester Haddon Pennsauken Voorhees Waterford Winslow
CDPs	Ashland Atco Barclay Blackwood Cherry Hill Mall Echelon Ellisburg Glendora Golden Triangle Greentree Grenloch‡ Kingston Estates Sicklerville Springdale West Berlin Westmont
Other unincorporated communities	Ancora Blenheim Blue Anchor Braddock Cedar Brook Chews Landing Coffins Corner Downs Farm Erial Glendale Iron Rock Ivystone Farms Jackson Kirkwood Kresson Lakeland New Freedom Osage Pine Valley Tansboro Waterford Works West Atco Woodcrest Woodcrest Acres
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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