Buckshutem, New Jersey

Buckshutem is an unincorporated community located within Commercial Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.[2][3][4] The community is situated near Buckshutem Creek, nearby Laurel Lake. The name "Buckshutem" is of Native American origin; though others say that the name is derived from the creek's rapid flow of water as it empties into the brisk wake of the Maurice River, producing a cross current that causes a boat to "buck and shoot" through that section.[5]

Buckshutem, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Buckshutem
Location in Cumberland County (Inset: Cumberland County in New Jersey)
Buckshutem
Buckshutem (New Jersey)
Buckshutem
Buckshutem (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°19′08″N 75°00′46″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCumberland
TownshipCommercial
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT))
Area code(s)856
GNIS feature ID875011[1]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckshutem, New Jersey
  2. Beck, Henry Charlton (1963). More Forgotten Towns of Southern New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813504322.
  3. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  4. Gannett, Henry (January 28, 1895). "A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  5. Debra A. Barsotti. "Maurice River Recollections Project". Citizens United. Retrieved July 8, 2012.


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