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Timbuctoo, New Jersey

African-American history of New JerseyAmerican former slavesPopulated places established by African AmericansUnincorporated communities in Burlington County, New JerseyUnincorporated communities in New Jersey
Use American English from May 2022Use mdy dates from May 2022Westampton Township, New Jersey
Timbuctoo, New Jersey
Timbuctoo, New Jersey

Timbuctoo is an unincorporated community in Westampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. Located along the Rancocas Creek, Timbuctoo was settled by formerly enslaved and free Black people, beginning in 1826. It includes Church St., Blue Jay Hill Road, and adjacent areas. At its peak in the mid-nineteenth century, Timbuctoo had more than 125 residents, a school, an AME Zion Church, and a cemetery. The key remaining evidence of this community is the cemetery on Church Street, which was formerly the site of Zion Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal African Church. Some current residents are descendants of early settlers.

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Timbuctoo, New Jersey
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