Dias Creek, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
  Dias Creek Location in Cape May County (Inset: Cape May County in New Jersey)  Dias Creek Dias Creek (New Jersey)  Dias Creek Dias Creek (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°5′20″N 74°52′50″W / 39.08889°N 74.88056°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Cape May |
| Township | Middle |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 875911[1] |
Dias Creek (also known as Dyars Creek, Dyer's Creek or Dyers Creek[1]) is an unincorporated community located in Middle Township, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States.[2] The community is traversed by Route 47, and primarily consists of farmland, woods, and campgrounds for vacationers.[3][4]
A post office was established in 1850, with Charles K. Holmes as the first postmaster.[5]
- ^ a b c Dias Creek, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed December 29, 2014.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed December 29, 2014.
- ^ Lala, Elisa. "Cape May Tech students plant fruit trees on six-generations-old Dias Creek farm" in The Press of Atlantic City, April 24, 2013. Accessed June 8, 2013.
- ^ Nark, Jason. "Philly teen drowns in Shore campground pool" in The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 10, 2011. Accessed June 8, 2013.
- ^ Stevens, Lewis Townsend (1897). The History of Cape May County, New Jersey: From the Aboriginal Times to the Present Day. Star of the Cape Publishing Co. p. 471.