Cumberland County, NJ

Headnote

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, situated on the southeast boundary of New Jersey on Delaware bay. Area, 524 square miles. Face of the county generally level; soil sandy. Seat of justice, Bridgetown. Pop. in 1820, 12,668; in 1830, 14,091; in 1840, 14,374; in 1850, 17,189. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
New Jersey

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

Gazetteer/Almanac
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, situated on the southeast boundary of New Jersey on Delaware bay. Area, 524 square miles. Face of the county generally level; soil sandy. Seat of justice, Bridgetown. Pop. in 1820, 12,668; in 1830, 14,091; in 1840, 14,374; in 1850, 17,189.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 96.
Name Type
Bridgeton, NJ City or Town
Downs Township, NJ City or Town
Fairton, NJ City or Town
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