Clermont, Cape May County, New Jersey Explained

Clermont, Cape May County, New Jersey should not be confused with Clermont, Burlington County, New Jersey.

Clermont, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Cape May County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Clermont
Pushpin Map Caption:Clermont's location in Cape May County (Inset: Cape May County in New Jersey)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cape May
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Dennis
Elevation M:5
Elevation Ft:16
Coordinates:39.1511°N -74.7628°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:874190
Unit Pref:imperial

Clermont is an unincorporated community located within Dennis Township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]

A post office was established in 1886, with Chester Todd as the first postmaster.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  2. Book: Stevens . Lewis Townsend . The History of Cape May County, New Jersey: From the Aboriginal Times to the Present Day . 1897 . Star of the Cape Publishing Co. . 468.