Ely, New Jersey

Populated place in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

40°12′11″N 74°23′14″W / 40.20306°N 74.38722°W / 40.20306; -74.38722Country

United StatesState

New JerseyCounty Monmouth Township MillstoneElevation

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200 ft (60 m)GNIS feature ID876181^[1]

Ely is an unincorporated community located within Millstone Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[2] The settlement is named for the Ely family that owned property in the area and operated the Charleston Springs hotel.^[3]^[4] Today, the settlement is located along Stage Coach Road, County Route 524, in the eastern portion of the township. Most of the area consists of large single-family homes though some farmland and the township-owned Brandywine Soccer Complex are located in the near the settlement.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Ely". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 23, 2015.
^ Millstone Township - Plate 42 (Map). 1889. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
^ "Millstone - Monmouth Plus, Pictures & Items With the History of Monmouth County, Plus!". Monmouth Plus. 2001. Archived from the original on August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
^ Google (August 28, 2015). "Aerial view of Ely" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 28, 2015.