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Churchtown, New Jersey

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The records of the Swedish Lutheran churches at Raccoon and Penns Neck, 1713-1786
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the Swedish and nearby Finnish settlers organized a Lutheran church here in 1714
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Raccoon Creek is now Swedesboro and Penns Neck is now Churchtown
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Unincorporated communities in Salem County, New Jersey
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Unincorporated community
Churchtown, New Jersey is located in Salem County, New Jersey
Churchtown, New Jersey is located in New Jersey
Churchtown, New Jersey is located in the United States
39°40′19″N 75°30′36″W / 39.67194°N 75.51000°W / 39.67194; -75.51000
Country
United States
State
New Jersey
County
Salem
Township
Pennsville
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unincorporated community
Pennsville
Pennsville Township
Salem County
Lutheran
St. George's, Penns Neck, N.J. Illustration from 1903
Trinity Church (Swedesboro, New Jersey)



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