Jerseyville,_New_Jersey

Jerseyville, New Jersey

Jerseyville, New Jersey

Populated place in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US

Jerseyville is an unincorporated community located within Howell Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2][3] It is primarily a rural area within the northern part of the township, near Colts Neck and Freehold.[4] Route 33 Business travels through Jerseyville, with some development, including a gas station, a convenience store, a church, and several residences.

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Originally known as Green Grove, the area's name was changed by residents to Jerseyville in 1854.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Jerseyville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. [2]
    Gannett, Henry (January 28, 1895). "A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  3. [3]
    Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 26, 2015.
  4. [4]
    Federal Writers' Project (2007). New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past. US History Publishers. ISBN 978-1-60354-029-2. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  5. [5]
    McKee, Catherine. "Howell History: 1801 to 1967", Friends of the Howell Library, Fall 2018. Accessed July 1, 2019. "5. Jerseyville is located in the northwest corner of Howell. It was a small hamlet originally called Green Grove. In 1854, the inhabitants met to choose a new name and they voted to call this section Jerseyville instead."


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