Riverton · New Jersey Slavery Records · New Jersey Slavery Records

Identifier: NJS-PLC-00377
Place Type: City, Town, or Village
Description: Riverton is a borough on the Delaware River in the northwestern section of Burlington County, New Jersey. Riverton was incorporated as a separate municipality in 1893.

During the era of slavery, the area of modern-day Riverton was officially part of the territory of Chester Township; it became Cinnaminson in 1860 and then broke off as Riverton in 1893.

Researchers of slavery in Riverton may also want to review records filed under Chester Township, since that was the main administrative entity for this area during the slavery era. The historical Chester Township existed in Burlington County from 1688 to 1945 and originally included the area of Moorestown, Cinnaminson, and the surrounding communities between Pennsauken Creek and Rancocas Creek.
Locality: Riverton
County (Modern): Burlington County
State or Province: New Jersey
Country: United States of America
Latitude: 40.009729
Longitude: -75.012054
References: John P. Snyder, The Story of New Jersey’s Civil Boundaries, 1606–1968 (Trenton, Bureau of Geology and Topography, 1969; New Jersey Geological Survey, 2004), https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf. Page 99.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverton,_New_Jersey
Record Contributor: Jesse Bayker
Linked Places: Riverton was previously associated with:

Chester (Burlington County)

Cinnaminson