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Place | Classification | County | Derivation |
Yantacaw (Third River) | U | Es | Y'un, "here," tachan, "wood" (A) and qua (wequa), "boundary" (B) |
Yardville | U | Me | John Yard, first postmaster |
Yawp Shore | U | Cu | Custom of sailors shouting to shore |
Yellow Frame | U | Wa | Church |
Yorketown | U | Sa | Thomas Jones Yorke, pres. West Jersey RR |
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