Pinkneyville, New Jersey
Pinkneyville, New Jersey | |
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Pinkneyville, New Jersey Location within Sussex County. Inset: Location of Sussex County in the state of New Jersey. Pinkneyville, New Jersey Pinkneyville, New Jersey (New Jersey) Pinkneyville, New Jersey Pinkneyville, New Jersey (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 41°02′47″N 74°41′33″W / 41.04639°N 74.69250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Sussex |
| Township | Andover |
| Elevation | 597 ft (182 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 879333[1] |
Pinkneyville is an unincorporated community located within Andover Township in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1][2][3]
The settlement is located approximately 3.7 mi (6.0 km) east of Newton.
Pinkneyville was described in 1872 as "a little mining village, with only a few small cottages".[3]
In 1891, the "remotest source" of the Pequest River was described as being "near Pinkneyville".[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Pinkneyville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^ a b Webb, Edward A. (1872). 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.). p. 20.
- ^ 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. p. 177.