Jacobstown, New Jersey

Jacobstown, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Center of Jacobstown along CR 528
Center of Jacobstown along CR 528
Jacobstown is located in Burlington County, New Jersey
Jacobstown
Jacobstown
Location in Burlington County (Inset: Burlington County in New Jersey)
Jacobstown is located in New Jersey
Jacobstown
Jacobstown
Jacobstown (New Jersey)
Jacobstown is located in the United States
Jacobstown
Jacobstown
Jacobstown (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°04′33″N 74°35′00″W / 40.07583°N 74.58333°W / 40.07583; -74.58333
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyBurlington
TownshipNorth Hanover
Named forJacob Andrew
Elevation
54 m (177 ft)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID877402[1]

Jacobstown is an unincorporated community located within North Hanover Township, in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] Jacobstown got its name from a Quaker named Jacob Andrew.[3] The community houses the North Hanover Township municipal building, courthouse, and two elementary schools within the North Hanover Township School District.[4]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacobstown, New Jersey
  2. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. ^ Thomas Sharp Griffiths (1904). A history of Baptists in New Jersey. Barr Press Pub. Co. p. 214. Retrieved June 26, 2011. jacobstown new jersey.
  4. ^ "Aerial view of Jacobstown" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 24, 2015.