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Place | Classification | County | Derivation |
Galilee | U | Mo | Biblical city |
Gallows | H | Un | Hanging of murderer of Rev. James Caldwell, "fighting parson" of Revolution |
Garfield | C | Be | Pres. James A. Garfield |
Garret | M | Pa | Garret Society |
Genesis | By | CM | First book of the Bible |
Georgia | U | Mo | King George III, donor of school land |
Gladstone | Br,B | So | W. E. Gladstone, English Prime Minister |
Glassboro | B | Gl | Early glass industry |
Glen Gardner | B | Ht | Gardner brothers, chair manufacturers |
Glen Ridge | B | Es | Ridge in glen formed by Toney's Brook |
Glen Rock | B | Be | Large glacial boulder |
GLOUCESTER | Co,C,Tp,L | Ca,At | Gloucester, England |
Goffle | Br | Pa | Du., "fork" in Indian trail |
Good Intent | U | Gl,Ca | Good Intent Woolen Factory |
Goose Island Flats |   | Sa | Wild geese |
Goshen | U | CM | Biblical "Land of Goshen" |
Gouldtown | U | Cu | Colonial Negro settler |
Grandin | U | Ht | Huguenot settler |
Grantwood | U | Be | Pres. Ulysses S. Grant |
Great Cedar Swamp |   | CM | Buried cedars |
Great Meadows | U | Wa | Large stretch of marshy, fertile land |
Great Notch | U | Pa | Opening in Watchung Mountains |
Great Piece Meadows |   | Es | Size of tract |
Green | Tp | Su | Ephraim Green, settler |
Green Brook | Tp,Br | So | Color of water |
Green Village | U | Mr | Dr. Ashbel Green, pres. of Princeton |
Greenwich; (E) | Tp | Cu,Gl,Wa | Greenwich, England |
Greenwood | L | Pa | Wooded shores |
Grenloch | U | Ca | Sc., "green lake" |
Griggstown | U | So | Griggs family |
Guttenberg | T | Hu | Ger., "good village" |
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