Jerseyville, New Jersey
Jerseyville, New Jersey | |
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Southbound on Five Points Road approaching the center of Jerseyville at Route 33 Bus. | |
Jerseyville Location in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey Jerseyville Jerseyville (New Jersey) Jerseyville Jerseyville (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°14′21″N 74°13′46″W / 40.23917°N 74.22944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Township | Howell |
| Elevation | 154 ft (47 m) |
| ZIP Code | 07728 |
| GNIS feature ID | 877453[1] |
Jerseyville is an unincorporated community located within Howell Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2][3] It is primarily a rural area within the northern part of the township, near Colts Neck and Freehold.[4] Route 33 Business travels through Jerseyville, with some development, including a gas station, a convenience store, a church, and several residences.
Originally known as Green Grove, the area's name was changed by residents to Jerseyville in 1854.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Jerseyville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (January 28, 1895). "A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 26, 2015.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (2007). New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past. US History Publishers. ISBN 978-1-60354-029-2. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
- ^ McKee, Catherine. "Howell History: 1801 to 1967", Friends of the Howell Library, Fall 2018. Accessed July 1, 2019. "5. Jerseyville is located in the northwest corner of Howell. It was a small hamlet originally called Green Grove. In 1854, the inhabitants met to choose a new name and they voted to call this section Jerseyville instead."