Ike's Point Explained

Ike's Point
Type:Point
Map:New Jersey
Elevation:0m (00feet)

Ike's Point is a small, swampy point that protrudes into the western side of Jenkins Sound in Cape May County, New Jersey.[1]

Ike's Point is notable for being one of five American federally-recognized place names with a possessive apostrophe. When the name was officialized in 1944, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names allowed the apostrophe as the name "would be unrecognizable otherwise".[2] However, Ikes Point in Acadia National Park, officially named in 1996, is rendered without the apostrophe.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Summary Report: Ike's Point . edits.nationalmap.gov . Geographic Names Information System . 14 August 2024.
  2. News: Brean . Henry . Obscure federal rule erased apostrophes from place names . 14 August 2024 . Las Vegas Review-Journal . 6 February 2018.
  3. Web site: Summary Report: Ikes Point . Geographic Names Information System . 14 August 2024.