Churchtown, New Jersey Explained

Churchtown, New Jersey
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:	USA New Jersey Salem County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label Position:	right
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Salem
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Pennsville
Elevation Ft:	7
Coordinates:	39.6719°N -75.51°W
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	875439 ^[1]
Unit Pref:	imperial

Churchtown, historically known as Penns Neck, is an unincorporated community located north of Pennsville in Pennsville Township, Salem County, New Jersey.^{[1] [2]} St. George's Episcopal Church was started here in 1714 by Swedish and Finnish settlers as a Lutheran church.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Trinity Church (Swedesboro, New Jersey) – Swedish Lutheran church at Raccoon

External links

• Book: Johnson . Amandus . The records of the Swedish Lutheran churches at Raccoon and Penns Neck, 1713-1786 . 1938 . 866217276 . Raccoon Creek is now Swedesboro and Penns Neck is now Churchtown.

Notes and References

1. , Variant name: Penns Neck
2. Web site: Locality Search. State of New Jersey.
3. Web site: St. George's Episcopal Church: Our History . St. George's Episcopal Church.
4. Web site: Greenagel . Frank L. . 2001 . Saint George's Episcopal Church, Churchtown, Salem County . . the Swedish and nearby Finnish settlers organized a Lutheran church here in 1714.