Buddtown, New Jersey
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Buddtown, New Jersey | |
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![]() Ridge Road in Buddtown | |
Coordinates: 39°56′21″N 74°42′11″W / 39.93917°N 74.70306°W | |
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State | ![]() |
County | Burlington |
Township | Southampton |
Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 609 |
GNIS feature ID | 875017[1] |
Buddtown is an unincorporated community located within Southampton Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.[2] Located between Vincentown and Pemberton, it is named for Thomas Budd who owned farmland in the area in the 18th century.[3] The area itself contains houses and churches in the community itself and farmland surrounding the settlement.[4] The stream that runs through Buddtown is named Stop the Jade Run supposedly named for the cry made by the owners of a runaway horse, "jade" being an old name for a horse.[3][5]
References
- ^ a b "Buddtown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 14, 2015.
- ^ a b Shaw, W.H. (1883). "Southampton Township: Villages & Hamlets - Buddtown". History of Burlington and Mercer Counties, New Jersey. Woodward and Hageman. The Preservation Commission of Historic Southampton. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^ Google (September 20, 2015). "Aerial view of Buddtown" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^ Finneran, Gene. "STOP THE JADE RUN EXPLAINED!". Southampton Township. Retrieved September 20, 2015.