Penton, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Penton, New Jersey is located in Salem County, New Jersey
Penton, New Jersey
Penton, New Jersey
Penton's location in Salem County (Inset: Salem County in New Jersey)
Penton, New Jersey is located in New Jersey
Penton, New Jersey
Penton, New Jersey
Penton, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Penton, New Jersey is located in the United States
Penton, New Jersey
Penton, New Jersey
Penton, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°34′42″N 75°24′06″W / 39.57833°N 75.40167°W / 39.57833; -75.40167
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountySalem
TownshipAlloway
Named forDaniel or Abner Penton
Elevation
10 m (33 ft)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID879226[1]

Penton is an unincorporated community located within Alloway Township in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] The community is the site of the historic Penton Chapel.[3][4]

History

William Penton received 500 acres (200 ha) of land from John Fenwick. William and Daniel Penton lived on a section of this land. The area was later named after a Penton family member (either Daniel or Abner), and was known as Penton Abbey, Pentonville, and Penton.[5] Burton Penton, who died there around 1795, stated Guineatown was the name of the village. His granddaughter suggested the name Penton when the post office was established.[6]

The village was known for its brickyards. Some early ones were established by Jacob Thackra, John Bee, and Smith B. Sickler.[7][8]

An 1834 survey suggested the town was mostly inhabited by African Americans.[9]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Penton, New Jersey
  2. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey.
  3. ^ Penton Chapel
  4. ^ Penton Chapel, New Jersey Churcscape
  5. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed November 14, 2015.
  6. ^ Place Names of Salem County N.J., West Jersey History Project
  7. ^ The Clay-worker, Volumes 41-42
  8. ^ Towns and County Names, Visit Salem County NJ
  9. ^ Gordon, Thomas Francis (1834). "A Gazetteer of the State of New Jersey: Comprehending a General View of Its Physical and Moral Condition, Together with a Topographical and Statistical Account of Its Counties, Towns, Villages, Canals, Rail Roads, &c., Accompanied by a Map".


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