Marlboro, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Marlboro, New Jersey | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Marlboro, New Jersey Location of Marlboro in Monmouth County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 40°18′55″N 74°14′47″W / 40.31528°N 74.24639°WCoordinates: 40°18′55″N 74°14′47″W / 40.31528°N 74.24639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Monmouth |
Township | Marlboro |
Elevation | 167 ft (51 m) |
GNIS feature ID | 878130[1] |
Marlboro is an unincorporated community located within Marlboro Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.[2]
The settlement is located along Route 79 north of its interchange with Route 18.[3]
Marlboro was likely named for its early use of marl as a fertilizer.[4]
By 1873, Marlboro had a post office, school, hotel, multiple stores, churches, and a railroad station of the Freehold and Keyport Railroad.[5] In 1882, the population was 102.[6]
Marlboro was described in 1939 as having "large frame houses comfortably spaced along the highway".[4]: 555
Nearby historic communities[]
- Adelphia in Howell Township
- Clarksburg in Millstone Township
- Dayton in South Brunswick
- The Estate of Duke Farms in Hillsborough
- The East Jersey Olde Towne Village in Piscataway
- The Fort Hancock Historic District in Middletown Township
- Jerseyville in Howell Township
- Lincroft in Middletown Township
- The Livingston Avenue Historic District in New Brunswick
- The Middletown Village Historic District in Middletown Township
- The Monmouth Battlefield Historic District in Freehold Township and Manalapan Township
- The Ocean Grove Historic District in Neptune Township
- Old Bridge in East Brunswick
- Perrineville in Millstone Township
- Plainsboro Center in Plainsboro
- Historic Richmond Town in Staten Island, New York
- The Road Up Raritan Historic District in Piscataway
- Tennent in Manalapan Township
- Wayside in Tinton Falls and Ocean Township (Monmouth County)
- West Freehold in Freehold Township
References[]
- ^ a b "Marlboro". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 26, 2015.
- ^ Google (December 15, 2015). "Aerial view of Marlboro" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ a b New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past. Viking. 1939. p. 555. ISBN 9781603540292.
- ^ F.W. Beers, Monmouth County, 1873, p. 29
- ^ Industries of New Jersey. Historical Publishing Company. 1882. pp. 101. OL 24332547M.
Categories:
- Marlboro Township, New Jersey
- Unincorporated communities in Monmouth County, New Jersey
- Unincorporated communities in New Jersey
- Monmouth County, New Jersey geography stubs