Pinkneyville, New Jersey Explained

Pinkneyville, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Sussex County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Pinkneyville, New Jersey
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Sussex County. Inset: Location of Sussex County in the state of New Jersey.
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sussex
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Andover
Elevation Ft:597
Coordinates:41.0464°N -74.6925°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:879333
Unit Pref:imperial

Pinkneyville is an unincorporated community located within Andover Township in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] [2]

The settlement is located approximately 3.7miles east of Newton.

Pinkneyville was described in 1872 as "a little mining village, with only a few small cottages".[2]

In 1891, the "remotest source" of the Pequest River was described as being "near Pinkneyville".[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  2. Book: Webb, Edward A. . The Historical Directory of Sussex County, N.J.: Containing a Brief Summary of Events from Its First Settlement, with Descriptive and Historical Notices of Each Town . Sussex County (N.J.) . 1872 . 20.
  3. Book: Documents of the One Hundred and Fifteenth Legislature of the State of New Jersey and the Forty-Sixth Under the New Constitution . New Jersey Legislature . 1891 . 177.