Heislerville, New Jersey

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Heislerville, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Heislerville United Methodist Church
Heislerville United Methodist Church
Heislerville is located in Cumberland County, New Jersey
Heislerville
Heislerville
Coordinates: 39°13′23″N 74°59′33″W / 39.22306°N 74.99250°W / 39.22306; -74.99250Coordinates: 39°13′23″N 74°59′33″W / 39.22306°N 74.99250°W / 39.22306; -74.99250[1]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCumberland
TownshipMaurice River
Elevation
[1]
10 ft (3 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT))
GNIS feature ID877035[1]

Heislerville is an unincorporated community located in Maurice River Township of Cumberland County, New Jersey.[1][2][3] It was named after the Heisler family, prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church established here in 1828.[4]

Heislerville's population as of the 2010 Census was 451. There are approximately 200 housing units in its approximate nine-mile radius of which 8.1657 square miles is land and 0.0177 square miles is water. The community borders the Maurice River and Delaware Bay; bayshore areas are East Point and Thompson's Beach, now flooded by the state of New Jersey for use as a bird watch conservatory. The East Point Lighthouse was built in 1849, located on the northern side of Delaware Bay at the mouth of the circuitous Maurice River. The lighthouse is a restful place to fish or hike and is open a few days every year. It is still a working light house but is only operated remotely, having not been staffed for years. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 for its significance in engineering, maritime history, and transportation.[5]

Today, aside from truck gardens, small fishing operations, and a couple of marinas on state-leased land off Matt's Landing Road; the town has no shops or businesses. The major employer of townspeople is the state of New Jersey as Maurice River Township is home to three prisons; Bayside, South Woods, and Southern State. In addition to the Heislerville United Methodist Church, located within the community is the Heislerville Volunteer Fire Company.

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Heislerville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ "Locality Search". State of New Jersey.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (January 28, 1895). "A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "House, Main Street & Glade Road, Heislerville, Cumberland County, NJ" (PDF). HABS NJ-1194. Historic American Buildings Survey. 1992. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ "National Register Information System – (#95001047)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

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