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Place	Classification	County	Derivation
Cabbage Thorofare		At	Shallows filled with sea Cabbage
Calais	U	Mr	Calais, Me., by woodcutters
Caldwell; (N) (W)	B,Tp	Es	Rev. James Caldwell, "fighting parson" in Revolution
Calico	U	Bu	Kelikonikan, "dried sumac leaves" (Tr)
Califon	B	Ht	California
Calno	U	Wa	Biblical city
Cambridge	U	Bu	Cambridge, Mass.
CAMDEN	Co,C	Ca	Earl of Camden, friend of Colonists
Camp Dix	TG	Bu	Maj. Gen. John A. Dix, Civil War
Camp Gaw	U	Be	Chief, Kum-Kow
CAPE MAY; (N) (Pt)	Co,C,B	CM	Capt. Cornelius Jacobsen Mey
Capoolong (Kakepoulin)	Cr	Ht	Kaak, "wild goose" (A), po, "water" (A) and onk, "place" (B)
Carlisle Run	S	Sa	Carlisle, England
Carlstadt	B	Be	Dr. Carl Klein, leader of German settlers
Carranza	Mn	Bu	Capt. Emilio Carranza, Mexican aviator
Carteret	B	Mi	Philip Carteret, first Eng. Gov.
Cassville	U	Oc	Gen. Lewis Cass, War of 1812, Dem. nominee for Presidency, 1848
Cat Tail	U	Mo	Native rushes
Catawba	U	At	Catawba grapes planted here
Cecil	U	Gl	William Cecil, English statesman
Cedar Grove	Tp	Es	Stands of cedars
Cedarville	U	Cu	Buried cedar logs
Chambers	Br	So	Prob. Thomas Chambers, landowner
Changewater	U	Ht	Changewater Furnace
Chapel Hill	U	Mo	Baptist meeting house
Charlotteburg	U	Pa	Queen Charlotte of England
Chatham	B,Tp	Mr	William Pitt, Earl of Chatham (friendly to Colonists)
Cheesequake	U,Cr,SP	Mi	Cheseh-oh-ke, "upland" (Ru)
Chesilhurst	B	Ca	Coined name
Chester	Tp,B	Bu,Mr	Chestershire, England
Chesterfield	Tp	Bu	Chesterfield, England
Chews Landing	U	Ca	Col. Jeremiah Chew, Revolution
Chicken Bone	H	Oc	Its drumstick shape
Chimney Rock		So	Shape of rock
Chincopin	Br	Cu	Chintames, "strong" (A) or medicinal and pin, "roots" (To)
Chingarora	Cr	Mo	Tribe
Churchtown	U	Sa	Swedish Lutheran church
Cinnaninson	Tp	Bu	Assan, "stone" and minna, "island" (Gan)
Cisco	Br	Pa	The fish
Clark	Tp	Un	Abraham Clark, signer of Declaration of Independance
Clark's Landing	U	At	James Clark, shipbuilder
Claysville	U	Sa	Henry Clay
Clementon	B	Ca	Samuel Clements, industrialist
Cliffaide Park	B	Be	Location, referred as "Park by the Cliffs"
Clifton	c	Pa	Its location under Weasel Mountain
Clinton	T,TP	Ht	DeWitt Clinton, Gov. of N. Y.
Closter	B	Be	Frederick Closter, settler
Clove	R	Su	Stream's flow thru narrow valley
Cocked Hat	U	Sa	Hat worn in Lincoln's campaign
Cohansey	U,R	Cu	Chief, Conahockink
Cokesbury	U	Ht	Two Methodist bishops, Coke and Asbury
Cold Indian Springs		Mo	Indian use of medicinal waters
Collingswood	B	Ca	Mother of Edw. Collings Knight
Cologne	U	At	Cologne, Germany
Columbia	U	Wa	Poetic title of U. S.
Columbus	U	Bu	Christopher Columbus
Commercial	Tp	Cu	Shellfish industry
Communipaw	U	Hu	Du„ "Pauw's Community"
Conovertown	U	At	Peter Covenhoven (Conover), landowner
Conaskonk Point		Mo	Konoh, "bear" and onk, "place" (B)
Cooper	R	Ca	William Cooper, settler
Cooper's Branch	S	Sa	James Fenimore Cooper, novelist
Cooperstown	U	Bu	William Cooper, father of James Fenimore Cooper
Copperas	M	Mr	Presence of iron sulphate
Copper Hill	U	Ht	Copper mine
Cranbury	Tp	Mi	Wild cranberries
Cranford	Tp	Un	Crane family
Cream Ridge	U	Mo	Dairy industry
Cresskill	B	Be	Stream full of tresses
Cross Keys	U	Gl	Crossing of six roads
Crosswicks	U	Bu,Me	Crossweeksung, "house of separation" (Tr), where girls were placed at maturity
Croton	U	Ht	Chief, Knoten
Crowfoot	U	Bu	Crossing of six roads, forming shape of crowfoot
CUMBERLAND	Co		Duke of Cumberland, victor of Culloden
Cupsaw	L	Pa	Kuppi, "closed" and sack, "outlet or inlet" (To)
Cushetunk	M	Ht	Gosch-gosch, "hog" (A) and unk, "place" (B)

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