Pointers, New Jersey

Pointers is an unincorporated community within Mannington Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States.[1][2]

Pointers, New Jersey
Pointers, New Jersey
Pointers's location in Salem County (Inset: Salem County in New Jersey)
Pointers, New Jersey
Pointers, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Pointers, New Jersey
Pointers, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°35′38″N 75°26′43″W
CountryUnited States
State New Jersey
CountySalem
TownshipMannington
Elevation23 ft (7 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID879399[1]

The settlement was named "Pointers" because it was located at the intersection of three old roads—Salem Woodstown Road (Route 45), Pointers Auburn Road (County Route 540), and Pointers Sharptown Road (County Route 620)—which "pointed" toward Salem.[3]

The Memorial Hospital of Salem County is located in Pointers, and the "Pointers intersection" was identified in Mannington Township's 2010 Master Plan as one of two commercial districts to be developed.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pointers
  2. "Local Names". State of New Jersey. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  3. New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past. Viking. 1939. p. 631. ISBN 9781603540292.
  4. Caton, Philip B.; Specca, Lisa Y. (2010). "Comprehensive Farmland Preservation Plan" (PDF). Mannington Township.


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