![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1802, a tract was cut off for Washington Township in 1847, the Township was then divided in half, with the eastern half becoming Medford Township and in 1872, Evesham was divided again, for the last time, with the northern part becoming Mount Laurel Township. Evesham Township was eventually incorporated in 1692 as one of the thirteen Townships in Burlington County. The South Branch of the Rancocas on the East Side and Cropwell Creek on the West Side bound this area. The Township was substantially larger than it is today, originally including what are now Mount Laurel, Medford, Lumberton, Hainesport, Shamong, and Washington Townships. Portions of the township were taken to form Washington Township (November 19, 1802), Medford Township (March 1, 1847) and Mount Laurel Township (March 7, 1872). It was incorporated by the Township Act of 1798 of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's original group of 104 townships. Evesham Township was formed on November 6, 1688, as Eversham (with an "R" in the middle of the name that was lost in subsequent years) in the Province of West Jersey before the county was formed. ![]()
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