Squankum, New Jersey

Squankum, New Jersey
Squankum
Location of Squankum in Monmouth County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
Squankum
Squankum (New Jersey)
Squankum
Squankum (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°09′58″N 74°09′14″W / 40.16611°N 74.15389°W / 40.16611; -74.15389
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMonmouth
TownshipHowell
Elevation
43 ft (13 m)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID880830

Squankum (Lenape for "place of evil ghosts" or "place where evil spirits dwell") is an unincorporated community located within Howell Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The name Squankum was used for a town in Gloucester County, which was changed to present day Williamstown (see note above), due to postal regulations that prohibited the two towns from having the same name.