GHPCC-How Camden County was formed Traditional Cache
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GHPCC-How Camden County was formed
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Old Gloucester County, named for Gloucester (or Gloucestershire),
England was formed on May 26, 1686 from the third and fourth tenths
of the province of West Jersey. It included within its boundaries
the present counties of Gloucester, Camden and Atlantic.
Prior to the formation of Atlantic County in 1837, Old Gloucester
County extended from the Delaware River to the Atlantic Ocean and
at one time large quantities of bog iron was dug out of the swamps
and was used to make cannons and cannon balls for the Revolutionary
War and the War of 1812.
Camden County was formed on March 13, 1844. Historic Camden County
was formed with the municipalities of:
Cities: Camden
Townships: Delaware, Gloucester, Newton, Union,
Washington and Waterford
Following is a list of cities, townships and borough in the current
Camden County. It also includes the years that they were formed,
and the years in which existing municipalities ceded land for the
formation of new ones. Some municipalities listed have either been
subsumed into other municipalities, or have changed their names.
The current 37 municipalities are marked with an
“*”.
Cities
- Camden* (1844) City became the county seat.
- Camden (1899) Annexed Stockton Town.
- Gloucester City* (1868)
Townships
- Berlin Township* (1910)
- Centre Township (1855)
- Cherry Hill Township* (renamed in 1961)
- Clementon Township (1903) Township formed.
- Clementon Township (1913) Township ceded land for formation of
Laurel Springs.
- Clementon Township (1925) Borough of Clementon formed from
Clementon Township.
- Clementon Township (1929) Borough of Pine Hill incorporated
from Clementon Township.
- Clementon Township (dissolved in 1941)
- Delaware Township (1844) Township was incorporated.
- Delaware Township (1859) Township ceded land for formation of
Stockton.
- Gloucester Township* (1844)
- Gloucester Township (1845) Township ceded land for formation of
Winslow.
- Gloucester Township (1903) Township ceded land for formation of
Clementon.
- Haddon Township* (1865)
- Monroe Township (1859 - ceded to Gloucester County upon
founding)
- Newton Township (1844)
- Newton Township (dissolved in 1871)
- Pennsuaken Township* (1892) Township formed.
- Stockton Township (1859) Township was incorporated
- Stockton Township (1874) Township ceded land for formation of
the borough of Merchantville.
- Stockton Township (1892) Township ceded land for formation of
Pennsauken.
- Stockton Township (dissolved in 1894) formed Stockton Town from
remaining lands of Stockton Township.
- Stockton Town (dissolved in 1899, Annexed into Camden
City)
- Union Township (1844)
- Voorhees Township* (1899)
- Washington Township (1844)
- Washington Township (ceded to Gloucester County in 1871)
- Waterford Township* (1844)
- Winslow* (1845)
Boroughs
- Audubon Borough* (1905)
- Audubon Park Borough* (1947)
- Barrington Borough* (1917)
- Bellmawr Borough* (1926)
- Berlin Borough* (1927)
- Brooklawn Borough* (1924)
- Chesilhurst Borough* (1887)
- Clementon Borough* (1925)
- Collingswood Borough* (1888)
- Gibbsboro Borough* (1924)
- Haddonfield Borough* (1875)
- Haddon Heights Borough* (1904)
- Hi-Nella Borough* (1929)
- Laurel Springs Borough* (1913)
- Lawnside Borough* (1926)
- Lindenwold Borough* (1929)
- Magnolia Borough* (1915)
- Merchantville Borough* (1874) Borough formed from lands ceded
by Stockton Township.
- Mount Ephraim Borough* (1926)
- Oaklyn Borough* (1905)
- Pine Hill Borough* (1929)
- Pine Valley Borough* (1929)
- Somerdale Borough* (1929)
- Stratford Borough* (1925)
- Tavistock Borough* (1921)
- Woodlynne Borough* (1901)
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