Freewood Acres, New Jersey

Populated place in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States
40°10′08″N 74°14′17″W / 40.16889°N 74.23806°W / 40.16889; -74.23806Country United StatesState New JerseyCountyMonmouthTownshipHowellElevation112 ft (34 m)GNIS feature ID876506[1]

Freewood Acres is an unincorporated community located within Howell Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2][3][4][5] The area is made up of mostly single-story homes arranged along a street grid in the northern reaches of the Pine Barrens. U.S. Route 9 runs through the center of the community just north of its interchange with Interstate 195.[6] The Land O'Pines Elementary School and Manasquan Reservoir County Park exist to the east of the community.[7] It became the center of the Kalmyk American community in the latter part of the 20th century.[8][9][10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Freewood Acres". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Lurie, Maxine N.; Lurie, Maxine; M.D, Michael Siegel; Mappen, Marc (April 13, 2004). Encyclopedia of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813533254 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Parcel and Subdisvision Map". Howell Township. October 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "NJDOT Graphic Information System Maps Middlesex" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  5. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 24, 2015.
  6. ^ Shear, Jeffrey (September 16, 1979). "The Kalmuks: A Touch Of Mongolia in Monmouth". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  7. ^ Google (November 8, 2015). "Aerial view of Freewood Acres" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  8. ^ New Jersey in Focus Buildings in Monmouth: Stories and Styles
  9. ^ "A Tiny Jersey Ethnic Group, The Kalmyks, Traces Its Roots To Mongolia and Genghis Khan-www.njmonthly.com". New Jersey Monthly. March 14, 2011.
  10. ^ "Expedition Magazine - Penn Museum". www.penn.museum.
  11. ^ "Buddhist Community Has Deep Roots in Howell". Howell, NJ Patch. May 18, 2012.
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