Chews Landing, New Jersey

Chews Landing, New Jersey
—  Unincorporated community  —
Chews Landing, New Jersey
Coordinates: 39°50′00″N 75°03′47″W / 39.8333333°N 75.06306°W / 39.8333333; -75.06306Coordinates: 39°50′00″N 75°03′47″W / 39.8333333°N 75.06306°W / 39.8333333; -75.06306
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Camden
Township	Gloucester
Elevation	39 ft (12 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	856
GNIS feature ID	882408[1]

Chews Landing (or Chews) is an unincorporated area within Gloucester Township, Camden County, New Jersey. Located near the Big Timber Creek, Chews Landing is named after Jeremiah Chew, a revolutionary officer.^[2]

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chews Landing, New Jersey
2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (2007). New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past. US History Publishers. ISBN 1603540296. http://books.google.com/books?id=t6wmzEJvTGcC&pg=PA652&lpg=PA652&dq=jeremiah+chew+landing&source=bl&ots=h7RjqrRUrE&sig=VeuGK5kRj7hKnQ01rUtiMA1xeYY&hl=en&ei=IOr6TZ_vI-Pd0QHco82zAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCUQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=jeremiah%20chew%20landing&f=false. Retrieved June 26, 2011.