Kingsland, New Jersey

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Kingsland, New Jersey
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Location of Kingsland in Bergen County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
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Coordinates: 40°48′23″N74°06′40″W / 40.80639°N 74.11111°W / 40.80639; -74.11111
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County Bergen
Township Lyndhurst
Elevation
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98 ft (30 m)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID877576 [1]

Kingsland is an unincorporated community located within Lyndhurst Township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [2] and the site of Kingsland station. The Kingsland Avenue Bridge is nearby.

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History

The Kingsland family possessed a large tract of land in the area known as Kingsland Manor. [3] on what was known as New Barbadoes Neck.

In 1872, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad established a railway through the township, and erected a depot in the settlement named "Kingsland" in honor of the family. A railroad shop was built, and houses erected for the railroad employees. Church services were held in the train depot. [4]

Kingsland had a post office. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kingsland". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 7, 2015.
  3. "Isaac Kingsland ; Descendants of Founders of New Jersey".
  4. Clayton, W. Woodford (1882). History of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. Everts & Peck. pp. 299, 304.
  5. Industries of New Jersey. Historical Publishing Company. 1882. p. 95. OL   24332547M.