Pinkneyville, New Jersey

Pinkneyville, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Pinkneyville, New Jersey
Location within Sussex County. Inset: Location of Sussex County in the state of New Jersey.
Pinkneyville, New Jersey
Pinkneyville, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Pinkneyville, New Jersey
Pinkneyville, New Jersey (the US)
Coordinates: 41°02′47″N 74°41′33″W / 41.04639°N 74.69250°W / 41.04639; -74.69250Coordinates: 41°02′47″N 74°41′33″W / 41.04639°N 74.69250°W / 41.04639; -74.69250
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Sussex
Township Andover
Elevation[1] 597 ft (182 m)
GNIS feature ID 879333[1]

Pinkneyville is an unincorporated community located within Andover Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States.[1][2][3]

The settlement is located approximately 3.7 mi (6.0 km) east of Newton.

Pinkneyville was described in 1872 as "a little mining village, with only a few small cottages".[3]

In 1891, the "remotest source" of the Pequest River was described as being "near Pinkneyville".[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pinkneyville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Webb, Edward A. (1872). The Historical Directory of Sussex County, N.J.: Containing a Brief Summary of Events from Its First Settlement, with Descriptive and Historical Notices of Each Town. Sussex County (N.J.). p. 20.
  4. ↑ Documents of the One Hundred and Fifteenth Legislature of the State of New Jersey and the Forty-Sixth Under the New Constitution. New Jersey Legislature. 1891. p. 177.


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