West Creek, New Jersey

Populated place in Ocean County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

39°38′04″N 74°18′26″W / 39.63444°N 74.30722°W / 39.63444; -74.30722Country

United StatesState

New JerseyCounty Ocean Township EagleswoodElevation

10 ft (3 m)ZIP Code

08092

GNIS feature ID0881694^[1]

West Creek is an unincorporated community and hamlet located within Eagleswood Township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[2]

History

The settlement is named after the stream that runs through it, Westecunk Creek. The name of the creek is derived from the Lenape word "westeconk," meaning "place of fat meat".

Education

Present day schools are Eagleswood Elementary School and Pinelands Regional School District.

Location

The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08092. As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08092 was 3,003. The village is served by a general aviation airport, Eagles Nest Airport.

More history

Captain Hazelton Seaman built and designed the first sneakbox, the "Devil's Coffin," in 1836, in West Creek, New Jersey.^[3]

References

^ "West Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
^ Barnegat Bay Sneakbox, Little Egg Harbor Township School District. Accessed November 1, 2014.