Squankum (Lenape for "place of evil ghosts" or "place where evil spirits dwell"Roncace, Kelly. "Williamstown traces name back to Lenni-Lenape", Gloucester County Times, March 4, 2012. Accessed November 25, 2017. "The Native Americans referred to the area as Squankum — meaning 'place of evil ghosts' or 'place where evil spirits dwell.' It is thought that the “evil ghosts” might refer to the many mosquitos found in the area.") is an unincorporated community located within Howell Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 4, 2015. 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.
Description Located within Howell Township, Squankum is near Allaire State Park. Major county roads in Squankum include CR 524 and CR 547. I-195 provides access to Squankum, along with its neighboring town, Farmingdale, via exit 31B.
See also Lower Squankum, New Jersey List of place names of Native American origin in New Jersey
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