Cheesequake, New Jersey

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]

Cheesequake, New Jersey
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 United States)
Coordinates: 40°25′29″N 74°17′16″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMiddlesex
TownshipOld Bridge
Elevation102 ft (31 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)732 & 848
GNIS feature ID875383[1]

The community's name 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. "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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