Raum, John O. The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1, p. 255, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed January 19, 2013. "Pittsgrove township was formed from Pilesgrove, and named after Sir William Pitt. It is sixteen miles from Salem. In this township are the small villages of Pittstown (now called Elmer) and Centreville. In 1850 the population was 1,151; in 1860, 1,231; in 1870, 1,667."
Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1921, p. 324. Accessed August 6, 2019. "Thomas Whitaker Trenchard, Trenton. Justice Trenchard was born in Centreton, Salem county, N. J., December 13th, 1863."
Dailey, Jennifer. "Elmer and Pittsgrove school districts to merge through send and receive agreement", Today's Sunbeam, June 17, 2009. Accessed October 9, 2013. "The Elmer Board of Education voted unanimously during its school board meeting here Tuesday night to merge with Pittsgrove through a full send and receive agreement. The agreement could have Elmer and Pittsgrove students attending school together."
Elmer Elementary School 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 19, 2016. "The Elmer School has been part of the Pittsgrove Township School District for 4 years. Previously the Borough of Elmer's Kindergarten through fourth grade children attended school at the Elmer School while the rest of their students participated in a send/receive agreement with Pittsgrove Township Schools for grades five through twelve. A full send/receive agreement with the Elmer Borough Board of Education was reached for the 2010-2011 school year. All students from both Pittsgrove and Elmer attend school together from preschool through twelfth grade. Elmer Elementary School now houses 200 Pittsgrove and Elmer students in grades one and two."
Preston, Jennifer. "Man of the House". The New York Times, February 4, 1996. Accessed February 10, 2013. "He and his wife, Betsy, have owned their three-acre farm in Pittsgrove Township since 1974, when they traded in their Gloucester City row house for the rural life."
Board of Education, Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed March 5, 2023. "Pittsgrove Township School District is comprised of five schools and is located in Salem County in Southern New Jersey. Our student body consists of approximately 2000 students in grades Pre-K through 12."
Schools, Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed March 5, 2023.
Town and County Names, Visit Salem County. Accessed September 19, 2015. "Set off from Piles Grove and named in honor of Sir William Pitt the famous English statesman and orator, before he accepted the Earldom of Chatham."
Von Bergen, Jane M.; and Naedele, Walter F. "Stanley S. Brotman, 89, longtime federal judge", The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 26, 2014. Accessed October 18, 2015. "Stanley S. Brotman, 89, of Voorhees, a former federal judge in New Jersey, died Friday, Feb. 21, at Kennedy University Hospital in Stratford.... Mr. Brotman grew up in Brotmanville, a village near Vineland established by his grandfather, a Russian immigrant who moved his coat factory from Brooklyn to South Jersey, providing jobs for immigrants and helping them settle in a new land."
Ryan, Shannon. "Cats will face an ex-South Jersey standout", The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 10, 2007. Accessed September 19, 2015. "Gause, a 5-foot-11 sophomore guard from Pittsgrove, N.J., stayed put, and today at the Continental Airlines Arena, he will help the Pirates take on Villanova in a Big East meeting."
