Belcoville, New Jersey | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Atlantic County#USA New Jersey#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Belcoville |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County within New Jersey. |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Atlantic |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Weymouth |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
Elevation M: | 3 |
Elevation Ft: | 10 |
Coordinates: | 39.4372°N -74.7361°W |
Area Code: | 609 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 874643 |
Belcoville is an unincorporated community located within Weymouth Township, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]
The town was founded in March 1918, during World War I to provide housing for the nearby Bethlehem Loading Company munitions plant. A town hall, school, bank, bowling alley, and several types of stores were created by August. The facility continued production until 1919, after the war had ended, and was subsequently torn down and scrapped.[2] Belcoville had a population of almost 10,000 at its peak. The land was purchased by the Mays Landing Water Company after the facility was demolished. In 1923, a church and fire company were founded.[3]