Comical Corner, New Jersey

Comical Corner or Comical Corners is an unincorporated community located within Pemberton Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.[2][3][4] The site of the actual corners is at the intersection of Pemberton Road (County Route 630) and Arneys Mount Road (CR 668). The original name may have been "Conical Corner" based on the cone-like shape of the skewed intersection but had turned to "Comical Corner" based on a mishearing.[5] The area, located just to the north of Pemberton Borough, is mostly rural and is surrounded by farmland on the two obtuse sides of the intersection.[6]

Comical Corner, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Looking south along CR 668 towards CR 630
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Location of Comical Corner in Burlington County (Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey)
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Comical Corner (New Jersey)
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Comical Corner (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°59′00″N 74°41′00″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyBurlington
TownshipPemberton
Elevation69 ft (21 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID875595[1]

References
  1. "Comical Corners". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Gannett, Henry (January 28, 1895). "A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  3. "NJDOT Graphic Information System Maps Burlington" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  4. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 14, 2015.
  5. Quigley, Patricia (February 22, 1987). "What's In A Name? It Can Be A Key To An Origin Lost In The Mists Of Time". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved June 21, 2016. According to [Rhett Pernot, administrator of the Burlington County Historical Society], Comical Corners may have derived its name from 'conical corner,' referring to the cone shape of the junction. 'It doesn't appear on any map as Conical Corners . . . so the origins of that name are obscure at best,' said Pernot.
  6. Google (June 21, 2016). "Aerial view of Comical Corners" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 21, 2016.


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