Jerseyville, New Jersey

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Jerseyville, New Jersey
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Southbound on Five Points Road approaching the center of Jerseyville at Route 33 Bus.
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Jerseyville, New Jersey
Location of Jerseyville in Monmouth County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
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Jerseyville, New Jersey
Jerseyville, New Jersey (New Jersey)
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Jerseyville, New Jersey
Jerseyville, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°14′21″N74°13′46″W / 40.23917°N 74.22944°W / 40.23917; -74.22944 Coordinates: 40°14′21″N74°13′46″W / 40.23917°N 74.22944°W / 40.23917; -74.22944
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Monmouth
Township Howell
Elevation
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154 ft (47 m)
ZIP code
07728
GNIS feature ID877453 [1]

Jerseyville is an unincorporated community located within Howell Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. [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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jerseyville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Gannett, Henry (January 28, 1895). "A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey". U.S. Government Printing Office via Google Books.
  3. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 26, 2015.
  4. 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.
  5. 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."