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Place	Classification	County	Derivation
Raccoon	Cr	Gl	Sub-tribe Naraticong
Rahway	C,R	Un	See Rockaway
Ralston	U	Mr	John Ralston, first postmaster
Ramapo	M,R	Pa,Be	"Round ponds" (Tr)
Rancocas	Cr	Bu	Sub-tribe, Ancocus
Raritan	T,Tp,R	So,Ht,Mi,Mo	Sub-tribe, Naraticong
Raven Rock		Ht	Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven"
Readington	Tp	Ht	John Reading, Gov. 1747,1757-8
Red Bank	B	Mo	Red soil on river bank
Red Lion	U	Mi	Colonial tavern
Red Root	Cr	Mi	Bloodwort, Indian and Colonial medicinal plant
Repaupo	U,Cr	Gl	Lekau,"sand" (A) and pack, "roots" (Ph)
Ridgewood	Tp	Be	Location
Ringwood	B	Pa	Iron company
Rio Grande	U	CM	Mexican War song
Risley	U	At	Ann Risley, hotel owner
River Edge	B	Be	Location on Hackensack River
Riverside	Tp	Bu	Location on Delaware
River Vale	Tp	Be	Location on Hackensack River
Robbinsville	U	Me	George R. Robbins, resident
Rochelle Park	Tp	Be	LaRochelle, France
Rockaway	B,Tp,R	Mr	Rechouwakie, "Place of sands" from l'eckwa, "sand" and auke, "Place" (B)
Rockleigh	B	Be	Virginia estate of Robert L. Tait, first mayor
Roebling	U	Bu	John A. Roebling, founder of Trenton's wire industry
Rogerene	L	Mr	Former religious sect founded by John Rogers
Roosevelt City	U	Oc	Pres. Theodore Roosevelt
Roycefield	U	So	John Royce, landowner
Rumson	B	Mo	Chief Alumson
Runnemede	B	Ca	Runnymede, England
Russia	U	Mr	Forge making Russia iron
Rutherford (E)	B	Be	John Rutherford

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