Tennent, New Jersey

Tennent, New Jersey
Tennent, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
	Undated photo of Old Tennent Church
	Tennent, New Jersey Location of Tennent in Monmouth County Inset: Location of county within the state of New JerseyShow map of Monmouth County, New JerseyShow map of New JerseyShow map of the United StatesShow all
	Coordinates: 40°16′46″N 74°20′04″W / 40.27944°N 74.33444°WCoordinates: 40°16′46″N 74°20′04″W / 40.27944°N 74.33444°W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Monmouth
Township	Manalapan
Named for	William Tennent
Elevation	89 ft (27 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	732/848
GNIS feature ID	881132

Tennent is an unincorporated community located within Manalapan Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.^[2] Considered to be the historic center of Manalapan Township, Tennent is home to the Old Tennent Church and Old Tennent Cemetery. William Tennent (the church and area's namesake) served as pastor at the church for over 40 years.^[3] Tennent was also the center of a historic community of African Americans dating back to the early nineteenth century.^[4] The location of Tennent is located at the modern intersection of County Route 522 and Tennent Road (CR 3) and is near the limits of Monmouth Battlefield State Park.^[5]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Tennent". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 6, 2015.
^ Randall Gabrielan (1998). Monmouth County, New Jersey. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-6220-3. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
^ Walter Greason (2010). The Path to Freedom: Black Families in New Jersey. The History Press. ISBN 978-1-59629-992-4. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
^ Google (November 22, 2015). "Aerial view of Tennent" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 22, 2015.

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[GNIS-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Tennent". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

[2] Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 6, 2015.

[3] Randall Gabrielan (1998). Monmouth County, New Jersey. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-6220-3. Retrieved June 25, 2011.

[4] Walter Greason (2010). The Path to Freedom: Black Families in New Jersey. The History Press. ISBN 978-1-59629-992-4. Retrieved December 7, 2011.

[GM-5] Google (November 22, 2015). "Aerial view of Tennent" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 22, 2015.

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Tennent, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Undated photo of Old Tennent Church
Tennent, New Jersey Location of Tennent in Monmouth County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey Tennent, New Jersey Tennent, New Jersey (New Jersey) Tennent, New Jersey Tennent, New Jersey (the United States) Show map of Monmouth County, New JerseyShow map of New JerseyShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 40°16′46″N 74°20′04″W / 40.27944°N 74.33444°W / 40.27944; -74.33444Coordinates: 40°16′46″N 74°20′04″W / 40.27944°N 74.33444°W / 40.27944; -74.33444
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Monmouth
Township	Manalapan
Named for	William Tennent
Elevation ^[1]	89 ft (27 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	732/848
GNIS feature ID	881132^[1]