Bargaintown, New Jersey
Bargaintown, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Atlantic |
| Township | Egg Harbor |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 609 |
| GNIS feature ID | 874495[1] |
Bargaintown is an unincorporated community located within Egg Harbor Township, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.[2] The Egg Harbor Township municipal building is located in Bargaintown, about 0.25 mi (0.40 km) east of the Garden State Parkway.
Bargaintown was laid out by a property developer who hoped the community would grow into something important, but when it did not, he sold the lots cheaply. The community has since been called Bargaintown.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bargaintown, New Jersey
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^ Willis, Laura Lavinia Thomas (1915). Early History of Atlantic County, New Jersey: Record of the First Year's Work of Atlantic County's Historical Society. Kutztown publishing Company. p. 92.
Municipalities and communities of Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities |  | |
| Boroughs | ||
| Town | ||
| Townships | ||
| CDPs | ||
| Other communities | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
 | This Atlantic County, New Jersey state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |