Aserdaten, New Jersey

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Aserdaten, New Jersey
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Aserdaten, New Jersey
Location within Ocean County. Inset: Location of Ocean County in the state of New Jersey
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Aserdaten, New Jersey
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Aserdaten, New Jersey
Aserdaten, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°51′23″N74°20′17″W / 39.85639°N 74.33806°W / 39.85639; -74.33806
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Township Lacey
Elevation
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45 ft (14 m)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID882943 [1]

Aserdaten is an unincorporated community and ghost town located within Lacey Township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [1] [2]

The former community is located within the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area, surrounded by the densely forested Pine Barrens. [3]

In 1893, Aserdaten was noted by the United States Geological Survey as a "village in Lacey Township". [4]

A forest fire watch tower, the Cedar Bridge Lookout Tower, was located in "the remote area of Aserdaten" until 1983. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aserdaten (historical)
  2. Locality Search Archived 2016-07-09 at the Wayback Machine , State of New Jersey. Accessed November 28, 2014.
  3. "Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area". New York–New Jersey Trail Conference . Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  4. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey, Issues 112-121. United States Government Printing Office. 1893. p. 13.
  5. Section Forest Firewardens of Division B (2006). New Jersey Forest Fire Service. Arcadia Publishing. p. 34. ISBN   9780738544991.