Bowentown, New Jersey
Bowentown is located in Cumberland County, New Jersey
Bowentown
Bowentown
Location within Cumberland County. Inset: Location of Cumberland County within New Jersey.
Bowentown is located in New Jersey
Bowentown
Bowentown
Bowentown (New Jersey)
Bowentown is located in the United States
Bowentown
Bowentown
Bowentown (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°25′28″N 75°16′25″W / 39.42444°N 75.27361°W / 39.42444; -75.27361
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCumberland
TownshipHopewell
Named forBowen family
Elevation
25 m (82 ft)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID874868[1]

Bowentown is an unincorporated community located within Hopewell Township, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2][3] Located west of Bridgeton, Bowentown got its name from the Bowen family, one of Hopewell Township's first settlers.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bowentown, New Jersey
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.
  3. Gannett, Henry (January 28, 1895). "A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey". U.S. Government Printing Office via Google Books.
  4. Charles Harrison (2013). Cumberland County, New Jersey: 265 Years of History. The History Press. ISBN 978-1609497767. Retrieved August 20, 2013.


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