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Woodward & Hageman, History of Burlington and Mercer Counties. 1883 The surface of this township is gently undulating, sufficiently so as to admit proper drainage, and along the borders of creeks much more rolling than on the broad and fertile plateaus in other part of the township. The soil is principally quite sandy south of the Rancocas, and north of the creek is loam soil, underlaid with a rich deposit of gray, green, and black marl, which is brought to the surface in large quantities by the tillers of the soil, and serves an excellent purpose as a fertilizer for top-dressing, and is also used in large quantities for composting with other manures for the production of large crops of wheat, corn, rye, and grass. The yearly product of farm produce in this township is something over three hundred thousand dollars, which is annually on the increase. The principal creek of the township is the main south branch of the Rancocas, which flows in a northwesterly direction across the township, and through the thriving village of Vincentown. The tributaries of the Rancocas in Southampton are Burr’s millstream, in the southeast part, Bear Swamp Run, in the southwest, and “Stop the Jade” Creek flowing from Pemberton through the hamlet of Buddtown in a westerly direction, emptying into the Rancocas a few rods below Vincentown. There are several smaller creeks, sufficient for proper irrigation of the land through with they flow. The southern portion of the township is covered principally by small pines and scrub-oaks, the old timber being nearly or quite all cutoff. There is also in the south part of the township considerable cedar swamp land, in which grow large quantities of cedar, used mostly for fencing. The Camden and Burlington County Railroad crosses the north part of the township, on which is Ewansville Station, in this township. From this station, a branch railroad is in operation to Vincentown, a distance of about three miles. This road is one of the important institutions of the township, as it brings the people within an hour and a half of Philadelphia and the rest of the outside world. The road also furnishes a means of transportation for immense quantities of the rich marl imbedded just outside the village of Vincentown, which would otherwise be dead property, hidden beneath the earth’s surface. There are also in the south part of the township several hundred acres of marsh land known as cranberry bogs, on which large quantities of cranberries are raised.
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