Swainton, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Swainton is located in Cape May County, New Jersey
Swainton
Swainton
Location in Cape May County (Inset: Cape May County in New Jersey)
Swainton is located in New Jersey
Swainton
Swainton
Swainton (New Jersey)
Swainton is located in the United States
Swainton
Swainton
Swainton (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°07′53″N 74°46′39″W / 39.13139°N 74.77750°W / 39.13139; -74.77750
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCape May
TownshipMiddle
Elevation
20 ft (6 m)
ZIP Code
08210
Area code(s)609, 640
GNIS feature ID0881036[1]

Swainton is an unincorporated community located within Middle Township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] U.S. Route 9 and the Garden State Parkway are major roads of Swainton. Avalon is a coastal community directly across from Swainton, connected by Avalon Boulevard.

A post office was established in 1896, with Luther Swain as the first postmaster.[3]

Swainton is home to Union League National Golf Club—a 27-hole golf course offering an 18,000-square-foot (1,700 m2) clubhouse.[4]

Education

Swainton is within the Middle Township School District which operates Middle Township High School.

Countywide schools include Cape May County Technical High School and Cape May County Special Services School District.

References

  1. ^ "Swainton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  2. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. ^ Stevens, Lewis Townsend (1897). The History of Cape May County, New Jersey: From the Aboriginal Times to the Present Day. Star of the Cape Publishing Co. p. 468.
  4. ^ History, Union League National Golf Club. Accessed July 5, 2023.
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