Red Valley, New Jersey

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Red Valley, New Jersey
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Along Red Valley Road
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Coordinates: 40°09′42″N74°28′14″W / 40.16167°N 74.47056°W / 40.16167; -74.47056
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Monmouth
Township Upper Freehold
Elevation
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148 ft (45 m)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID879642 [1]

Red Valley is an unincorporated community located within Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [2] The settlement is located at the intersection of County Route 526 and Red Valley Road (south) and Yellow Meetinghouse Road (north) near the township's eastern border with Millstone Township. Except for some single-family houses located along the roads in the area, the area is primarily made up of farmland (both agricultural and horse farms). [3]

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Ye Olde Yellow Meeting House and Cemetery

The Yellow Meeting House Cemetery is located in Red Valley, with several early settlers interred there. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Red Valley". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 28, 2015.
  3. Google (November 28, 2015). "Aerial view of Red Valley" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  4. Henry Charlton Beck (1963). More Forgotten Towns of Southern New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. ISBN   9780813504322 . Retrieved July 9, 2022.