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Buckshutem, New Jersey

Populated place in Cumberland County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey

39°19′08″N 75°00′46″W / 39.31889°N 75.01278°W / 39.31889; -75.01278Country

United StatesState

New JerseyCounty Cumberland Township CommercialElevation

6 m (20 ft)Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))Area code856GNIS feature ID875011^[1]

Buckshutem is an unincorporated community located within Commercial Township, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[2]^[3]^[4] The community is situated near Buckshutem Creek, nearby Laurel Lake. The name "Buckshutem" is of Native American origin; though others say that the name is derived from the creek's rapid flow of water as it empties into the brisk wake of the Maurice River, producing a cross current that causes a boat to "buck and shoot" through that section.^[5]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckshutem, New Jersey
^ Beck, Henry Charlton (1963). More Forgotten Towns of Southern New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813504322.
^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
^ Gannett, Henry (January 28, 1895). "A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
^ Debra A. Barsotti. "Maurice River Recollections Project". Citizens United. Retrieved July 8, 2012.