Adams, New Jersey

Adams, New Jersey
Photo of Adams along Cozzens Lane
Adams
Location in Middlesex County
Adams
Location in New Jersey
Adams
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°27′03″N 74°29′36″W / 40.45083°N 74.49333°W / 40.45083; -74.49333
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMiddlesex
TownshipNorth Brunswick
Elevation115 ft (35 m)
GNIS feature ID874254[1]

Adams is an unincorporated community located within North Brunswick Township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] The community is located along Cozzens Lane (County Route 608) between Route 27 and U.S. Route 1. Except for commercial businesses lining Routes 1 and 27, the community is made up of mostly residential homes and apartment complexes.[3] The community once had a station known as Adams Station, along the Pennsylvania Railroad (currently the Northeast Corridor Line), located on Adams Lane, just east of Route 1.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Adams". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "Aerial view of Adams" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  4. ^ "Adams station, December 4, 1959". The Central New Jersey Home News. December 4, 1959. p. 18 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Moss, Adam (August 16, 2009). "English: The site of the former Adams Pennsylvania Railroad station in North Brunswick, New Jersey's Adams section. The station's staircases do remain along with the platform base" – via Wikimedia Commons.