Timbuctoo, New Jersey | |
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  Timbuctoo, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°00′11″N 74°48′51″W / 40.00306°N 74.81417°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Township | Westampton |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 881192[1] |
Timbuctoo is an unincorporated community in Westampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.[2] Located along the Rancocas Creek, Timbuctoo was settled by formerly enslaved and free Black people, beginning in 1826.[3] It includes Church St., Blue Jay Hill Road, and adjacent areas. At its peak in the mid-nineteenth century, Timbuctoo had more than 125 residents, a school, an AME Zion Church, and a cemetery. The key remaining evidence of this community is the cemetery on Church Street, which was formerly the site of Zion Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal African Church. Some current residents are descendants of early settlers.[4][5][6]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Timbuctoo
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^ Weston, Guy (2017). "New Jersey: A State Divided on Freedom". Journal of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society. 34: 8–12.
- ^ A Brief History of Timbuctoo, Rancocas Village, 2021
- ^ Lyght, Ernest (1978). Path of Freedom: The Black Presence in New Jersey's Burlington County, 1659-1900. Cherry Hill, NJ: E and E Publishing. pp. 38, 39, 40, 68.
- ^ Massand, Rikki (June 14, 2021). "Approaching 200 Years of History, Timbuctoo's Evolution Continues". Preservation New Jersey.