Squankum (
Lenape
The Lenape (, , ; ), also called the Lenni Lenape and Delaware people, are an Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands, Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands, who live in the United States and Canada.
The Lenape's historica ...
for "place of evil ghosts" or "place where evil spirits dwell") is an
unincorporated community
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located within
Howell Township in
Monmouth County
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, in the
U.S. state
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of
New Jersey
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.
Locality Search
State of New Jersey. Accessed March 4, 2015. The name Squankum was used for a town in Gloucester County, which was changed to present day Williamstown (see note above), due to postal regulations that prohibited the two towns from having the same name.
Description
Located within Howell Township, Squankum is near Allaire State Park. Major county roads in Squankum include CR 524 and CR 547. I-195
Interstate 195 (I-195) is the designation for the following six existing Interstate Highways in the United States, all of which are related to I-95:
*Interstate 195 (Maine), a spur in Saco
*Interstate 195 (Maryland), a spur to BWI Airport
*Intersta ...
provides access to Squankum, along with its neighboring town, Farmingdale, via exit 31B.
See also
* Lower Squankum, New Jersey
* List of place names of Native American origin in New Jersey
References
Neighborhoods in Howell Township, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in New Jersey
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