Applegarth, New Jersey | |
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Location in Middlesex County Location in New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 40°16′42″N74°28′22″W / 40.27833°N 74.47278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Middlesex |
Township | Monroe |
Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
GNIS feature ID | 874361 [1] |
Applegarth is an unincorporated community located within Monroe Township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [2] The settlement is located in the southern portion of the township and is traversed by the road of the same name, Applegarth Road (CR 619). At the location of the original settlement, at the intersection of Applegarth, Wycoffs Mills, and Old Church Roads, there is a restaurant, farmland, and the Applegarth Fire Department. Further north along Applegarth Road are housing developments, age-restricted communities, and two elementary schools: Applegarth and Oak Tree. [3]
Georgia is an unincorporated community located within Freehold Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Exit 22 on Interstate 195 provides access to Georgia via Jackson Mills Road. There is also a road in the area called Georgia Road, leading to Turkey Swamp Park. Georgia sits at the northern reaches of the Pine Barrens and numerous housing developments are located north and east of the settlement.
Chairville is a rural unincorporated community located along the border of Medford and Southampton townships in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The settlement is named for a chair parts factory that operated from 1845 to 1890. Also located in the area were the Peacock Cemetery, a sawmill, and a one-room schoolhouse. Today, the site is located at the intersection of Chairville Road and New Jersey Route 70 and Little Creek.
Prospertown is an unincorporated community located within the New Jersey townships of Jackson and Plumsted in Ocean County and Upper Freehold in Monmouth County. The community is home to Prospertown Lake and is adjacent to Six Flags Great Adventure, both located on County Route 537. The center of the community is located at the intersection of CR 537, Hawkin Road, and Emleys Hill Road. Most of the area consists of pine forests but there are some homes along the roads in the area.
Cranbury Station is an unincorporated community located within Cranbury Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The area immediately around the site of the former railroad station along the Camden and Amboy Railroad contains agricultural businesses and small homes. Hightstown-Cranbury Station Road is the main road through the settlement paralleling the railroad and Station Road as a major road heading east and west through the area. Modern warehouses line Station Road and the nearby New Jersey Turnpike west of the station while large housing developments are located east of here in Monroe Township.
Bowne is an unincorporated community located at the intersection of the boundaries of Delaware, East Amwell and West Amwell townships in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.
Hoffman is an unincorporated community located within Monroe Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The settlement is located at the site of a former railroad station on the Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad. Today, most of the area is made up of homes and housing developments along Hoffman Station Road and Gravel Hill-Spotswood Road. Forestland and the Manalapan Brook valley make up the remainder of the area.
Cottageville is an unincorporated community located within South Brunswick Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The settlement is located along Davidson Mill Road at the former Newark–Trenton Fast Line right-of-way, now a PSE&G transmission line corridor. The trolley stop at the settlement allowed for summer cottages to be built in the area leading to the area's name. Today, some of the older homes remain in addition to a summer camp, forest land, and PSE&G's Deans substation.
Fresh Ponds is an unincorporated community located within South Brunswick Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It is located in a rural portion of the township at the intersection of Fresh Ponds Road and Davidson Mill Road. Forest land, farms, homes, and a church are located around the settlement.
Half Acre is an unincorporated community located within Monroe Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The settlement is located roughly at the intersection of Prospect Plains Road and Half Acre Road in the center of the township. Some single-family homes and small businesses are located along those two roads and Cranbury-Half Acre Road but most of the area is made up of age-restricted housing developments including Concordia, Clearbrook Park, Greenbriar at Whittingham, and Encore at Monroe.
Middlesex Downs is an unincorporated community located within Monroe Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The wholly residential settlement contains small homes along Dey Grove Road and Bergen Mills Road with larger homes in developments towards the south. The township-owned James Monroe Memorial Park is also located in this settlement. Much of the area to the north of Dey Grove Road consists of forest land but at one time this was planned to become a large planned community arranged in a street grid. The small property parcels and paper streets remain on township tax maps today.
Prospect Plains is an unincorporated community located within Monroe Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The settlement is located at the intersection of Prospect Plains Road and Applegarth Road. Retail businesses generally line the two aforementioned county roads in the area but some single-family houses are clustered around the site of the Camden & Amboy railroad crossing of Prospect Plains Road.
Tracy is an unincorporated community located within Monroe Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The settlement is located at the site of a former station on the Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad in the southeastern edge of the township. Most of the area is forestland with some homes and light commercial businesses located along Federal Road and Tracy Station Road.
Bergerville is an unincorporated community located within Howell Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The area was originally developed as a resort bungalow community in the first half of the 20th century.
Ely is an unincorporated community located within Millstone Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The settlement is named for the Ely family that owned property in the area and operated the Charleston Springs hotel. Today, the settlement is located along Stage Coach Road, County Route 524, in the eastern portion of the township. Most of the area consists of large single-family homes though some farmland and the township-owned Brandywine Soccer Complex are located in the near the settlement.
Lower Squankum is an unincorporated community located within Howell Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The settlement is located along Lakewood-Farmingdale Road at its intersection with Herbertsville Road and Old Tavern Road in the eastern side of the township. It is also located near the boundary of Allaire State Park and is south of Interstate 195's exit 31. Nearby the community are the remains of the Lower Squankum Mill and the Lower Squankum Friends Burial Site, located within the median of CR 547 at the aforementioned interchange.
Red Valley is an unincorporated community located within Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The settlement is located at the intersection of County Route 526 and Red Valley Road (south) and Yellow Meetinghouse Road (north) near the township's eastern border with Millstone Township. Except for some single-family houses located along the roads in the area, the area is primarily made up of farmland.
Old Church is an unincorporated community located within Monroe Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The settlement is named for a Presbyterian community that settled on the site but relocated to Cranbury c. 1740. Originally, the area was farmland. One of the farms in the area was the Dey Farm, in existence since the founding of Monroe Township in 1838 and the site of a command post used by George Washington during the Battle of Monmouth in 1778. Starting in 2004, the area experienced a major change from its agricultural roots to single-family residences on the south side of the area and age-restricted communities to the north. This redevelopment also caused the severing of the main north–south road, Old Church Road and the extension of Federal Road which formerly had its western end at Old Church Road to Applegarth Road. The a farmhouse named England House was moved 4,000 feet (1,200 m) to the Dey Farm site to preserve the area's history prior to the construction of the new houses in 2004.
Sharon is an unincorporated community located within Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Located at the intersection of Herbert Road and Sharon Station Road, the settlement is the site of a former stop on the Pemberton and Hightstown Railroad. Except for a few single-family homes in the area, most of the area is farmland. The railroad has since been abandoned and is being converted to the Union Transportation Trail, a rail trail. Sharon is the current northern terminus of the trail.
Bullock is an unincorporated community that straddles Woodland Township, Burlington County and Manchester Township, Ocean County in the middle of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Much of the area surrounding Bullock is a part of the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest though there are some clearings for small houses along Savoy Boulevard in Woodland Township and Pasadena Road in Manchester Township. The settlement is located where these two roads, the New Jersey Southern Railroad, and the Keith line converge.