Cookstown, New Jersey
Cookstown is an unincorporated community located within New Hanover Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.[2] Located near Fort Dix, the area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08511.
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.JPG.webp) Gen. Edward S. Godfrey House on Main Street in Cookstown | |
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| Coordinates: 40°02′56″N 74°33′45″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Township | New Hanover |
| Elevation | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 875620[1] |
As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08511 was 1,133.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Cookstown include:
- Edward Settle Godfrey (1843–1932), United States Army Brigadier General who received the Medal of Honor for leadership as a captain during the Indian Wars.[3][4]
References
- "Cookstown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 15, 2015.
- Gen. Edward S. Godfrey House, National Register of Historic Places, listed February 28, 1997. Accessed January 6, 2021. "The General Edward Settle Godfrey House is a mid-eighteenth century Georgian and expanded Federal style frame farmhouse situated on the corner of Main Street and Wrightstown-Cookstown Road in Cookstown, New Hanover Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.... The General Godfrey House is significant under National Register Criterion B for its association with Brigadier General Edward Settle Godfrey, a noted nineteenth-century cavalry officer with the United States Army.... Godfrey married Ida Emley in 1892 and in 1907 they moved into the house."
- "Edward Settle Godfrey". at ArlingtonCemetery•net. (Unofficial website). "Brigadier General Edward Settle Godfrey 88 retired Indian fighter of the Army who died Friday at his home in Cookstown, New Jersey, was buried this afternoon in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors."
External links
Looking south along Main Street in Cookstown
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