Buckshutem is an
unincorporated community located within
Commercial Township, in
Cumberland County Cumberland County may refer to:
Australia
* Cumberland County, New South Wales
* the former name of Cumberland Land District, Tasmania, Australia
Canada
*Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
United Kingdom
*Cumberland, historic county
*Cumberlan ...
,
New Jersey, United States. The community is situated near Buckshutem Creek, nearby
Laurel Lake. The name "Buckshutem" is of Native American origin; though others say that the name is derived from the creek's rapid flow of water as it empties into the brisk wake of the
Maurice River, producing a cross current that causes a boat to "buck and shoot" through that section.
References
Commercial Township, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in Cumberland County, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in New Jersey
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