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Belcoville, New Jersey
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Belcoville, New Jersey is located in Atlantic County, New Jersey
Belcoville, New Jersey
Belcoville, New Jersey
Location in Atlantic County, New Jersey
Belcoville, New Jersey is located in New Jersey
Belcoville, New Jersey
Belcoville, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Belcoville, New Jersey is located in the United States
Belcoville, New Jersey
Belcoville, New Jersey
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Atlantic
Township Weymouth
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Area code(s) 609
GNIS feature ID 874643

Belcoville is an unincorporated community located within Weymouth Township, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

The town was founded in March 1918, during World War I to provide housing for the nearby Bethlehem Loading Company munitions plant. A town hall, school, bank, bowling alley, and several types of stores were created by August. The facility continued production until 1919, after the war had ended, and was subsequently torn down and scrapped. Belcoville had a population of almost 10,000 at its peak. The land was purchased by the Mays Landing Water Company after the facility was demolished. In 1923, a church and fire company were founded.

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