Kinkora, New Jersey Explained

Kinkora, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Burlington County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Kinkora
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Burlington County (Inset: Burlington County in New Jersey)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Burlington
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Mansfield
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Ft:39
Coordinates:40.1175°N -74.7553°W
Area Code:609, 640
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:877587

Kinkora is an unincorporated community in Mansfield Township, in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] This community used to be a rail terminal for the Kinkora branch and its junction with the Amboy Division of the railroad. The name "Kinkora" is of Native American origin, and the area was known as Quinkoringh.[2]

Transportation

New Jersey Transit provides bus service to and from Philadelphia on the 409 route.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  2. Web site: Columbus/Mansfield History. Mansfield Township website. June 26, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20160113042016/http://www.mansfieldtwp.com/History/Columbus%20History.php. January 13, 2016. dead.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20100726183304/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesBurlingtonCountyTo Burlington County Bus / Rail Connections