Wheatland, New Jersey

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Wheatland, New Jersey
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Settlement as seen from Pasadena Road
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Wheatland, New Jersey
Location within Ocean County (Inset: Ocean County in New Jersey)
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Wheatland, New Jersey
Wheatland, New Jersey (New Jersey)
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Wheatland, New Jersey
Wheatland, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°53′42″N74°26′02″W / 39.89500°N 74.43389°W / 39.89500; -74.43389
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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County Ocean
Township Manchester
Elevation
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45 m (148 ft)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID881766 [1]

Wheatland (also called Pasadena [2] ) is an unincorporated community within Manchester Township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [1] [3]

Wheatland is located approximately four miles (6.4 km) southwest of Whiting, along a now-abandoned line of the New Jersey Southern Railroad. [4]

The Pasadena Wildlife Management Area is located east of the settlement. [5]

History

Sandmined from nearby pitswas used to manufacture clay drain pipes at a factory erected at Wheatland during the 1870s. [6]

In 1882, Wheatland had a post office, and a population of 125. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheatland
  2. Whiting, NJ Topo Map 1:24000 (Map) (rev. 1971 ed.). United States Geological Survey. 1957. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  3. Google (January 25, 2015). "Wheatland, Manchester Township, New Jersey" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Edwards, Richard (1882). Industries of New Jersey: Essex County Including City of Newark. Historical Publishing Company. p. 135.
  5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pasadena Wildlife Management Area
  6. Transactions, Volume 6. American Institute of Mining Engineers. 1879. p. 187.