Rancocas, Westhampton

Identifier
NJS-PLC-00482
Place Type
City, Town, or Village
Located In
Westhampton
Description
Rancocas is an unincorporated historic community located near the Rancocas Creek in Burlington County. The village was settled by Quakers and dates to the late 17th century. Prior to 1850, the village was part of Northampton Township. Consequently, slavery-era records for this area may be filed under Northampton Township. In 1850, this community became part of the newly established Westhampton Township.
Locality
Westhampton
County (Modern)
Burlington County
State or Province
New Jersey
Country
United States of America
Latitude
40.010822681129675
Longitude
-74.86700849009137
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. See p. 98-99, and map on 101.

National Register of Historic Places form and photographs for Rancocas Historic Village, NRIS ID 75001126, NPGallery, https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/ed0d8283-ef95-4435-b71b-b7df0f4fd572.

Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancocas,_New_Jersey
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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