Eayrestown, New Jersey | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Burlington County#USA New Jersey#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Eayrestown |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Eayrestown in Burlington County (Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey) |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Burlington |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Lumberton |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
Elevation Ft: | 52 |
Coordinates: | 39.945°N -74.7903°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 876080 |
Unit Pref: | imperial |
Eayrestown is an unincorporated community located within Lumberton Township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] The settlement is named for Richard and Elizabeth Eayres, the first settlers of the site in the 1600s. It was also the first settlement in what is now Lumberton Township. The settlement, located along the South Branch Rancocas Creek, was the site of numerous saw and gristmills early in its history and a picnic grove that attracted people from around the area.[2] Today, numerous farms and housing developments dot the area.