Eayrestown, New Jersey

Populated place in Burlington County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

39°56′42″N 74°47′25″W / 39.94500°N 74.79028°W / 39.94500; -74.79028Country

United StatesState

New JerseyCounty Burlington Township LumbertonElevation

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52 ft (16 m)Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)GNIS feature ID876080^[1]

Eayrestown is an unincorporated community located within Lumberton Township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[2] 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.^[3] Today, numerous farms and housing developments dot the area.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Eayrestown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2015.
^ "Our History – Lumberton Township". Lumberton Township. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
^ Google (August 14, 2016). "Aerial view of Eayrestown" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 14, 2016.