Burlington County, NJ

Headnote

BURLINGTON COUNTY, situated toward the southern part of New Jersey, between the river Delaware and the Atlantic ocean. Length, 40 miles; mean width, 12 ½; with an area of 500 square miles. The face of the country is generally level; the soil sandy, but productive. Seat of justice, Mount Holly. Pop. in 1830, 31,066; in 1840, 32,831; in 1850, 43,203. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
New Jersey

Burlington County, New Jersey (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
BURLINGTON COUNTY, situated toward the southern part of New Jersey, between the river Delaware and the Atlantic ocean. Length, 40 miles; mean width, 12 ½; with an area of 500 square miles. The face of the country is generally level; the soil sandy, but productive. Seat of justice, Mount Holly. Pop. in 1830, 31,066; in 1840, 32,831; in 1850, 43,203.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 58.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Burlington, NJ City or Town
Chester, NJ City or Town
Crosswicks, NJ City or Town
Medford, NJ City or Town
Mount Holly, NJ City or Town
Mt. Holly, NJ City or Town
Pemberton, NJ City or Town
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