Wheatland, New Jersey

Wheatland, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Settlement as seen from Pasadena Road
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Coordinates: 39°53′42″N74°26′02″W / 39.89500°N 74.43389°W / 39.89500; -74.43389
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Ocean
Township	Manchester
Elevation [1]	148 ft (45 m)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	881766 [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

Sand—mined from nearby pits—was 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]

References

1. 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. "Wheatland, Manchester Township, New Jersey" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved January 25, 2015.
4. 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.