Buckshutem, New Jersey

Buckshutem, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Buckshutem
Location in Cumberland County (Inset: Cumberland County in New Jersey)
Buckshutem
Buckshutem (New Jersey)
Buckshutem
Buckshutem (the US)
Coordinates: 39°19′08″N 75°00′46″W / 39.31889°N 75.01278°W / 39.31889; -75.01278
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Cumberland
Township Commercial
Elevation 6 m (20 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT))
Area code(s) 856
GNIS feature ID 875011[1]

Buckshutem is an unincorporated community located within Commercial Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.[2] 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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckshutem, New Jersey
  2. ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ Debra A. Barsotti. "Maurice River Recollections Project". Citizens United. Retrieved July 8, 2012.


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