Mount Pleasant, Monmouth County, New Jersey

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Mount Pleasant, New Jersey
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Intersection of Beacon Hill Road and Reids Hill Road
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Mount Pleasant, New Jersey
Location of Mount Pleasant in Monmouth County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
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Mount Pleasant, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°22′27″N74°13′02″W / 40.37417°N 74.21722°W / 40.37417; -74.21722 Coordinates: 40°22′27″N74°13′02″W / 40.37417°N 74.21722°W / 40.37417; -74.21722
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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County Monmouth
Township Marlboro
Elevation
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295 ft (90 m)
GNIS feature ID878575 [1]

Mount Pleasant is an unincorporated community located within Marlboro Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. [2] It is named for a hill of the same name, one of the highest points in Marlboro Township. The settlement is located at the intersection of Reids Hill Road and Beacon Hill Road. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Pleasant". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Google (February 27, 2015). "Mount Pleasant, Marlboro Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey 07751" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  3. Google (August 15, 2015). "Terrain map of Mount Pleasant" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved August 15, 2015.