Swainton, New Jersey

Swainton is an unincorporated community located within Middle Township in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States.[2] U.S. Route 9 and the Garden State Parkway are major roads of Swainton. Avalon is a coastal community directly across from Swainton, connected by Avalon Boulevard.

Swainton, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Swainton
Location in Cape May County (Inset: Cape May County in New Jersey)
Swainton
Swainton (New Jersey)
Swainton
Swainton (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°07′53″N 74°46′39″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCape May
TownshipMiddle
Elevation
20 ft (6 m)
ZIP code
08210
Area code(s)609, 640
GNIS feature ID0881036[1]

A post office was established in 1896, with Luther Swain as the first postmaster.[3]

Swainton is home to Sand Barrens Golf Club—a 27-hole golf course offering an 18,000-square-foot (1,700 m2) clubhouse.[4]

References
  1. "Swainton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. Stevens, Lewis Townsend (1897). The History of Cape May County, New Jersey: From the Aboriginal Times to the Present Day. Star of the Cape Publishing Co. p. 468.
  4. Home Page, Sand Barrens Golf Club. Accessed April 26, 2015.


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