Hoffman, New Jersey

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Hoffman, New Jersey
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Along Hoffman Station Road (CR 614)
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Coordinates: 40°19′04″N74°24′43″W / 40.31778°N 74.41194°W / 40.31778; -74.41194
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Middlesex
Township Monroe
Elevation
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79 ft (24 m)
GNIS feature ID877151 [1]

Hoffman (also known as Hoffman Station [2] ) is an unincorporated community located within Monroe Township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3] The settlement is located at the site of a former railroad station on the Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad. [4] Today, most of the area is made up of homes and housing developments along Hoffman Station Road (County Route 614) and Gravel Hill-Spotswood Road. Forestland and the Manalapan Brook valley make up the remainder of the area. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hoffman". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Zoning Map of Monroe Township Middlesex County New Jersey (Map). William M. Rimmey, Township Engineer. 1968. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  3. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 8, 2015.
  4. Pennsylvania Railroad and its connections (Map). Philadelphia: Allen, Lane, and Scott. December 1, 1911. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  5. Google (November 30, 2015). "Aerial view of Hoffman" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved November 30, 2015.