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Place	Classification	County	Derivation
Waldwick	B	Be	Anglo-Saxon, "village in a grove"
Walker's Forge	U	At	Lewis M. Walker, ironmaster, county's first assemblyman
Wall	Tp	Mo	Garret D. Wall, U. S. Sen. 1835-41
Wallington	B	Be	Walling Jackobs
Wallkill	U,R,L	Su	Joseph Walling, settler
Walnford or Waln Mills	U	Mo	Richard Waln, merchant
Walnut Valley	U	Wa	Trees
Walpack	Tp	Su	Walpekat, "very deep water" (A)
Wampum	Br	Mo	Shell money
Wanamassa	U	Mo	Chief Wanamasoa
Wanaque	B,R,Res	Pa	"Place where the sassafras tree grows" (Br)
Wantage	Tp	Su	Wantage, England
Warinanco	Pk	Un	Indian who sold land to settlers
WARREN	Co,Tp	Wa	Gen. Joseph Warren, Revolution
Warren Glen	U	Wa	Gen. Joseph Warren, Revolution
Warrentown	U	Wa	Gen. Joseph Warren, Revolution
Washington	Tp,B	Be, Bu, Gl, Me, Mr, Wa	Pres. George Washington
Washington Crossing	U	Me	Washington's crossing of Delaware
Washington Valley	U	So	Camp of Washington's forces
Watchung	B,Pk,M	So, Un, Es, Mr, Pa	Watschu, "hill" (A)
Waterford	Tp	Ca	Waterford, England
Waterloo	U	Su	Waterloo Foundry
Water Witch	U	Mo	James Fenimore Cooper's novel
Watnong	M	Mr	See Watchung
Watsessing	U	Es	Watschu, "hill" and assan "stone" (A)
Waughaw	M	Mo	Wochgi, "top" (A) and auk, "Place" (B)
Wawayanda	U,M,R,L	Su	Wai-wai, "winding many times" and ands, "action" (Ru)
Waycake	Cr	Mo	Wequa, "boundary" (B) and quack, "miry Place" (To)
Wayne	Tp	Pa	Gen. "Mad Anthony" Wayne, Revolution
Webbville	U	Oc	"Peg Leg" John Webb, founder of cranberry industry
Weehawken	Tp	Hu	"Place of gulls" (Ph)
Weequahic	Pk	Es	Wequa, "boundary" and ick, "land" (Bo)
Weldon	U	Mr	Well Done Forge
Wemrock	Br	Mo	Wemi, "all" and lekau, "sand" (A) (ford)
Wenonah	B	Gl	Mother of Hiawatha
Wesickman	Cr	Bu	Wisachim, "wild grapes" and ani, "path" (A)
Wesley	L	Mo	John and Charles Wesley, founders of Methodism
Westeconk	Cr	Oc	Wisu, "fat meat" (Br) and onk, "Place" (B)
Westfield	T	Un	Undeveloped section, "the west fields"
West Milford	Tp	Pa	Milford, Conn.
Weston	U	So	Weston's Mill
West Portal	U	Ht	Western end of RR tunnel
Westville	B	Gl	Thomas West
Weymouth	Tp	At	Weymouth, England
Whale Pond	Cr	Mo	Whaling industry
Wharton		B	Mr	Wharton Steel Co.
Whippany	R	Mr	Wipit, "tooth" (A) (arrow) and onk "place" (B)
White	Tp	Wa	White family, settlers
Whitehall	U	Su	Royal palace, London
White Horse	U	Me	Tavern
Whitehouse	U	Ht	Tavern
Whitesboro	U	CM	Henry White, Negro congressman
Wickatunk	U	Mo	Wigwam, "house" (A) and onk, "Place" (B)
Wickeckeoke	Cr	Ht	Wikwam, "house" and mechoak, "old or great tree" (A)
Wigwam	Br	Mi	Wigwam, "house" (A)
Wildwood; (N) (W) (Crest)	C,B	CM	Abundance of wild flowers
Williamstown	U	Gl	Israel Williams, settler
Willingboro	Tp	Bu	Willingboro, England
Winbeam	M	Pa	"Lone tree mountain" (Tr)
Winslow	Tp	Ca	Glassworks
Woodbridge	Tp	Mi	Rev. John Woodbridge, leader of settlers from Mass.
Woodbury (Hgts)	C,B	Gl	John Wood, settler
Woodcliff Lake	B	Be	Location on lake in woods under cliff
Wood-Lynne	B	Ca	Linden trees
Woodstown	B	Sa	Jackanias Wood, settler
Woolwich	Tp	Gl	Woolwich, England
Wrightstown	B	Bu	John Wright, donor of street site
Wyckoff	Tp	Be	Wicaugh, Malpas, England

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