Buddtown, New Jersey

Populated place in Burlington County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

39°56′21″N 74°42′11″W / 39.93917°N 74.70306°W / 39.93917; -74.70306Country

United StatesState

New JerseyCounty Burlington Township SouthamptonElevation

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46 ft (14 m)Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)Area code609GNIS feature ID875017^[1]

Buddtown is an unincorporated community located within Southampton Township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[2] Located between Vincentown and Pemberton, it is named for Thomas Budd who owned farmland in the area in the 18th century.^[3] The area itself contains houses and churches in the community itself and farmland surrounding the settlement.^[4] The stream that runs through Buddtown is named Stop the Jade Run supposedly named for the cry made by the owners of a runaway horse, "jade" being an old name for a horse.^[3]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Buddtown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 14, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Shaw, W.H. (1883). "Southampton Township: Villages & Hamlets - Buddtown". History of Burlington and Mercer Counties, New Jersey. Woodward and Hageman. The Preservation Commission of Historic Southampton. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
^ Google (September 20, 2015). "Aerial view of Buddtown" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
^ Finneran, Gene. "STOP THE JADE RUN EXPLAINED!". Southampton Township. Retrieved September 20, 2015.