Pinkneyville, New Jersey
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Pinkneyville is an
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located within Andover Township in Sussex County, in the
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of
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. The settlement is located approximately east of
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. Pinkneyville was described in 1872 as "a little mining village, with only a few small cottages". In 1891, the "remotest source" of the
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was described as being "near Pinkneyville".


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Andover Township, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in Sussex County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in New Jersey {{SussexCountyNJ-geo-stub