Bowentown, New Jersey

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Bowentown, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Bowentown Location within Cumberland County. Inset: Location of Cumberland County within New Jersey. Show map of Cumberland County, New Jersey Bowentown Bowentown (New Jersey) Show map of New Jersey Bowentown Bowentown (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 39°25′28″N 75°16′25″W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Cumberland
Township	Hopewell
Named for	Bowen family
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	874868[1]

Bowentown is an unincorporated community located within Hopewell Township, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2][3] Located west of Bridgeton, Bowentown got its name from the Bowen family, one of Hopewell Township's first settlers.[4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bowentown, New Jersey
2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.
3. Gannett, Henry (January 28, 1895). "A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
4. Charles Harrison (2013). Cumberland County, New Jersey: 265 Years of History. The History Press. ISBN 978-1609497767. Retrieved August 20, 2013.