Rancocas, New Jersey

Rancocas, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Rancocas Friends Meeting House
Rancocas
Location in Burlington County (Inset: Burlington County in New Jersey)
Rancocas
Rancocas (New Jersey)
Rancocas
Rancocas (the US)
Coordinates: 40°00′38″N 74°52′01″W / 40.01056°N 74.86694°W / 40.01056; -74.86694Coordinates: 40°00′38″N 74°52′01″W / 40.01056°N 74.86694°W / 40.01056; -74.86694
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Burlington
Township Westampton
Elevation 18 m (59 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip Code 08073
Area code(s) 609
GNIS feature ID 879606[1]

Rancocas is an unincorporated community located within Westampton Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.[2] The name derives from the Native American word Rankokous. which was used in the name of the Powhatan Renape Nation Indian Reservation located in Westampton Township. The name was also known as a sub-tribe of the Ancocus [3]. The Reservation was a popular tourist destination for visitors from the Philadelphia area, New York, and local residents, before the Reservation became Rancocas State Park.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rancocas, New Jersey
  2. ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed July 12, 2018.
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