Brotmanville, New Jersey Explained

Brotmanville, New Jersey
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:	USA New Jersey Salem County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:	Brotmanville's location in Salem County (Inset: Salem County in New Jersey)
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Salem
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Pittsgrove
Timezone:	Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:	−05:00
Timezone Dst:	EDT
Utc Offset Dst:	−04:00
Elevation M:	22
Elevation Ft:	72
Coordinates:	39.5206°N -75.0825°W
Area Code:	856
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	874976

Brotmanville is an unincorporated community located within Pittsgrove Township, in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[1] The area is accessible via exit 35 on Route 55. The community of Brotmanville was originally a Jewish settlement and is currently a predominantly African-American neighborhood.^[2]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Brotmanville include:

• Stanley Brotman (1924–2014), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
2. Web site: Brotmanville religious leaders honored at banquet . 20 November 2010 . . August 15, 2011.
3. Von Bergen, Jane M.; and Naedele, Walter F. "Stanley S. Brotman, 89, longtime federal judge", The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 26, 2014. Accessed October 18, 2015. "Stanley S. Brotman, 89, of Voorhees, a former federal judge in New Jersey, died Friday, Feb. 21, at Kennedy University Hospital in Stratford.... Mr. Brotman grew up in Brotmanville, a village near Vineland established by his grandfather, a Russian immigrant who moved his coat factory from Brooklyn to South Jersey, providing jobs for immigrants and helping them settle in a new land."