Almonesson, New Jersey

Populated place in Gloucester County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

39°49′08″N 75°05′55″W / 39.81889°N 75.09861°W / 39.81889; -75.09861Country

United StatesState

New JerseyCounty Gloucester Township DeptfordElevation

12 m (39 ft)Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)GNIS feature ID874314^[1]

Almonesson is an unincorporated community located within Deptford Township, Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[2] It is accessible by Route 41, Route 42, Route 55, County Route 534, and County Route 544. The Deptford Mall is located just north of the center of Almonesson.

Almonesson Lake is a large lake in the community, which at one time produced significant amounts of ice each winter. The name Almonesson derives from a Native American name meaning "young fox place".^[3]^[4]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Almonesson include:

Mel Sheppard (1883–1942), winner of four gold medals at the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.^[5]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Almonesson, New Jersey
^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
^ Marie Scholding (2003). Deptford Township. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-1164-1. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed November 10, 2015.
^ Anastatsia, Phil. "A champion to remember Mel Sheppard won the first of his 4 Olympic golds 100 years ago.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 14, 2008. Accessed December 27, 2013. "Sheppard was born in 1883 in Almonesson, a section of Deptford Township in Gloucester County. He lived there, in a twin house, for the first nine years of his life.... At age 9, Sheppard moved with his family to Clayton, and got a job 'rolling jars' in a glass factory for $9 a month. His family moved to Haddonfield a few years later, then to the Grays Ferry section of Philadelphia when Sheppard was about 15."