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Cheesequake is an unincorporated community located within Old Bridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.[2] Cheesequake is located along Route 34, south of Cheesequake State Park.[3][4]
Cheesequake, New Jersey | |
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Unincorporated community | |
 Center of Cheesequake along Route 34 | |
  Cheesequake, New Jersey Location of Cheesequake in Middlesex County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey  Cheesequake, New Jersey Cheesequake, New Jersey (New Jersey)  Cheesequake, New Jersey Cheesequake, New Jersey (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°25′29″N 74°17′16″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Middlesex |
| Township | Old Bridge |
| Elevation | 102 ft (31 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 732 & 848 |
| GNIS feature ID | 875383[1] |
The community's name has been said to be derived from the Lenni Lenape word "Cheseh-oh-ke", meaning "upland"[5] or from the word "chickhake", meaning "land that has been cleared."[6]
References
- "Cheesequake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 7, 2015.
- Middlesex County (PDF) (Map). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- Google (November 22, 2015). "Aerial view of Cheesequake" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- "Cheesequake State Park". NY-NJ-CT Botany. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- Nestor, Sandy. Indian Place Names in America, Volume 1, p. 112. McFarland & Company, 2012. ISBN 9780786493395 Accessed March 26, 2018. "The Lenape Indians inhabited this region for more than 6,000 years. Cheesequake is a Lenape word derived from chickhake, meaning 'land that has been cleared.'"
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