Cheesequake, New Jersey

Cheesequake, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Center of Cheesequake along Route 34
Cheesequake, New Jersey
Location of Cheesequake in Middlesex County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
Cheesequake, New Jersey
Cheesequake, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Cheesequake, New Jersey
Cheesequake, New Jersey (the US)
Coordinates: 40°25′29″N 74°17′16″W / 40.42472°N 74.28778°W / 40.42472; -74.28778Coordinates: 40°25′29″N 74°17′16″W / 40.42472°N 74.28778°W / 40.42472; -74.28778
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Middlesex
Township Old Bridge
Elevation[1] 102 ft (31 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 732 & 848
GNIS feature ID 875383[1]

Cheesequake is an unincorporated community located within Old Bridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.[2] Cheesequake is located along Route 34, south of Cheesequake State Park.[3][4]

The community's name comes has been said to be derived from the Lenni Lenape word "Cheseh-oh-ke", meaning "upland"[5] or from the word "chickhake", meaning "land that has been cleared."[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cheesequake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ Middlesex County (PDF) (Map). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  4. ↑ Google (November 22, 2015). "Aerial view of Cheesequake" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Cheesequake State Park". NY-NJ-CT Botany. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  6. ↑ Nestor, Sandy. Indian Place Names in America, Volume 1, p. 112. McFarland & Company, 2012. ISBN 9780786493395 Accessed March 26, 2018. "The Lenape Indians inhabited this region for more than 6,000 years. Cheesequake is a Lenape word derived from chickhake, meaning 'land that has been cleared.'"


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