Cheesequake, New Jersey

Cheesequake, New Jersey
Chiskhakink (Unami)
Unincorporated community
Center of Cheesequake along Route 34
Center of Cheesequake along Route 34
Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Cheesequake
Cheesequake
Cheesequake is located in New Jersey
Cheesequake
Cheesequake
Cheesequake is located in the United States
Cheesequake
Cheesequake
Coordinates: 40°25′29″N 74°17′16″W / 40.42472°N 74.28778°W / 40.42472; -74.28778
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMiddlesex
TownshipOld Bridge
Elevation
[1]
102 ft (31 m)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Area code(s)732 & 848
GNIS feature ID875383[1]

Cheesequake is an unincorporated community located within Old Bridge Township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] Cheesequake is located along Route 34, south of Cheesequake State Park.[3][4]

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 chiskhakink or chickhake, meaning "land that has been cleared."[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cheesequake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 7, 2015.
  3. ^ Middlesex County (PDF) (Map). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  4. ^ "Aerial view of Cheesequake" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "Cheesequake State Park". NY-NJ-CT Botany. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  6. ^ 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.'"
  7. ^ "At the land that has been cleared - Cheesequake, NJ". The Lenape Talking Dictionary. Retrieved December 13, 2023.


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