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Place | Classification | County | Derivation |
East Amwell (W) | Tp | Ht | Amwell district, England |
East Windsor; (W), | Tp | Me | Windsor, England |
Eatontown | B | Mo | Thomas Eaton, settler |
Ebenezer | U | Wa | Methodist church |
Echo | L | So | Indian echo legend |
Edgewater | B | Be | Location along Hudson River |
Edgewater Park | Tp | Bu | Location along Delaware River |
Edinburgh | U | Me | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Edison | U | Su | Thomas Alva Edison |
Egg Harbor; (Little), (Great) | C,Tp,By | At | Gull's eggs |
Elberon | U | Mo | Lewis Brown, developer |
Elizabeth | C | Un | Wife of Sir George, Carteret; Proprietor |
Ellisdale | U | Bu,Mo | Francis Ellis, settler |
Elk | Tp | Gl | Former hunting place for elk |
Elmer | B | Sa | L. Q. C. Elmer, N. J. Supreme Court |
Elsinboro | Tp | Sa | Fort Elfsborg, Sweden |
Emerson | B | Be | Ralph Waldo Emerson, author |
Endless Branch | S | Sa | Source of stream lost in swamp |
Englewood | C | Be | Coined name |
Englewood Cliffs | B | Be | Position atop Palisades |
Englishtown | B | Mo | James English, landowner |
Erskine | Pa | L | Robert Erskine, Ringwood ironmaster |
Espanong | U | Mr | Espan, "raccoon" (A) and onk, "place" (B) |
ESSEX | Co |   | Essex, England |
Essex Fells | B | Es | Essex Co. and John Fells |
Estell Manor | C | At | Estelle family estate |
Evesboro | U | Bu | Eaves family |
Evesham | Tp | Bu | Evesham, England |
Ewing | Tp | Me | Charles Ewing, N. J. chief justice |
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