Pittsgrove
- Identifier
- NJS-PLC-00415
- Place Type
- City, Town, or Village
- Description
- Pittsgrove is a township in Salem County. It was formed in 1769 by royal charter from a portion of Pilesgrove Township (which predates Pittsgrove by 68 years). Until the mid-19th century, Pittsgrove Township included the areas that are now known as Upper Pittsgrove and Elmer. Upper Pittsgrove split off to form a separate township in 1846. Elmer was established in the 1890s.
- Locality
- Pittsgrove
- County (Modern)
- Salem County
- County (Historical)
- Cumberland County
- State or Province
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States of America
- Latitude
- 39.54697558495665
- Longitude
- -75.15545495439466
- References
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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), p. 217.
- Record Contributor
- Kemy Rodriguez
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