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Place | Classification | County | Derivation |
Saddle River; (Up) | B,Tp,R | Be | Stream and valley in Argyleshire, Scotland |
St. Cloud | U | Es | St. Cloud, France |
SALEM | Co,C. | Sa | Heb., "peace" |
Salt | Br, | Un | Salt poured in brook to prevent its seizure by British |
Samptown | U | Mi | Samp (coarse hominy) |
San Domingo Tract | U | Bu | San Domingo, West Indies |
Sandy Hook | Cp | Mo | Sand |
Sanhickan | Cr | Me | Assan, "stone" and hickan, "implement" (Br) |
Sarepta | U | Wa | Biblical city |
Saw Mill | Cr | Be,Hu | Colonial sawmill |
Scotch Plains | Tp | Un | George Scott, leader of Scottish settlers |
Scott's Corner | U | Mi | Dr. Moses Scott, Revolution |
Sea Bright | B | Mo | Sea Bright, England |
Sea Girt | B | Mo | Estate of Comm. Robert F. Stockton |
Seaside (Hgts) (Park) | B | Oc | Location on strip of beach |
Secaucus | T | Hu | Sukit, "black" and achgook, "snake" (A) |
Seven Stars | U | Oc | Hotel |
Seventh Day Mill | S | Cu | Seventh Day Baptists |
Sewell | U | Gl | Gen. William J. Sewell, Civil War, U. S. Sen. |
Shabakunk | Cr | Me | Shabigaki, "shore land" (Br) |
Shamong | Tp | Bu | Oschummo, "horn" (A) and onk, "Place" (B) |
Shannack | Br | Oc | See Neshanic |
Shapnack | I | Su | Sha, "in the middle" (B), pe, "water" (Ph) and ack "Place" (B) |
Sharptown | U | Sa | Isaac Sharp, Colonial judge |
Shelly Hill | U | At | Oyster shells left by Indians |
Shiloh | B,U | Cu,Wa | Civil War battle, by veteran |
Ship Bottom | B | Oc | Ship wrecked, bottom up, from which a girl was rescued |
Shipetaukin | Cr | Me | Sipunk, "into the river" and tuck, "creek" (B) |
Shirley | U | Sa | Charlotte Bronte's Shirley |
Shrewsbury | B,Tp | Mo | Shrewsbury, England |
Sicomac | B | Be | Awassagame, "heaven" (A) (burial Place) |
Siloam | U | Mo | Methodist church |
Singac | U | Pa | "Backbone of mountain" (Ph) |
Smithville | U | Bu | Hezekiah B. Smith, bicycle builder |
Somers Point | C | At | John Somers, landowner |
SOMERSET | Co |   | Somersetshire, England |
Somerville | B | So | Somersetshire, England |
South Amboy | C | Mi | See Perth Amboy |
South River | B,R | Mi | Tributary of Raritan, from S. |
Sparta | Tp,M,L | Su | Greek state |
Speedwell | U | Bu | Speedwell Iron Furnace |
Speedwell | U | Mr | Speedwell Iron Works |
Spermaceti Cove |   | Mo | Wax derived from whale oil |
Spikertown | U | Be | Spykerboer, settler |
Splitrock | P | Mr | Gorgelike formation |
Spotswood | B | Mi | Spottiswoode, Scotland |
Springfield | Tp | Bu,Un | Abundant springs and brooks |
Spring Lake; (Hgts) | B | Mo | Fresh water stream |
Squankum | U | Mo | Esquand, "entrance" (A) ; for Squantum, Mass. |
Stafford | Tp | Oc | Staffordshire, England |
Stake Thorofare |   | At | Stakes that warn shipmasters |
Stanton | U | Ht | Edwin M. Stanton, Lincoln's Secretary of War |
Steelmanville | U | At | James Steelman, Swedish settler |
Stelton | U | Mi | Stelle family |
Stirling | U | Mr | Gen. William Alexander, Lord Stirling, Revolution |
Stockholm | U | Su | Stockholm, Sweden |
Stockton | B | Ht | Stockton family |
Stoffel | Cr | Un | Stoffel Ellsworth, who tried to buy land |
Stokes | SF | Su | Edward C. Stokes, Gov. 1905-8 |
Stop-the-Jade Run | S | Bu | Notice posted by owner of fugitive woman slave |
Stratford | B | Ca | Stratford-on-Avon, England |
Strathmore | U | CM | Coined name |
Succasunna | U | Mr | Sukit, "black" (A) and assan, "stone" (Br) |
Summit | C | Un | Location on Watchung Mountains |
SUSSEX | Co,B | Su | Sussex, England |
Swan | By,P | At | Wild swans |
Swartswood | U,L | Su | Capt. Anthony Swartwout, slain by Indians |
Swedesboro | B | Gl | Swedish settlers |
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