Hornerstown, New Jersey

Populated place in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

40°06′22″N 74°30′51″W / 40.10611°N 74.51417°W / 40.10611; -74.51417Country

United StatesState

New JerseyCounty Monmouth Township Upper FreeholdElevation

89 ft (27 m)GNIS feature ID877255^[1]

Hornerstown is an unincorporated community located within Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[2]^[3]^[4] Hornerstown is located near Cream Ridge and uses the 08514 ZIP code.

Centered about the intersection of Hornerstown-Arneystown Road and Main Street (both separate branches of Monmouth County Route 27), the area is mostly made up of houses with horse farms west of the community. Small businesses line nearby highways CR 537 and CR 539.^[5] The town formerly had a stop on the Pemberton and Hightstown Railroad.^[6] The former railroad right-of-way has been developed into the Union Transportation Trail.

Here is the type locality of the Hornerstown Formation, a famous fossiliferous deposit which forms a glauconite greensand layer straddling the K-Pg boundary.

References

^ "Hornerstown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 24, 2015.
^ U.S. Geological Survey (1893). Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey, Volume 22. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
^ Gordon, Thomas Francis (1834). "A Gazetteer of the State of New Jersey: Comprehending a General View of Its Physical and Moral Condition, Together with a Topographical and Statistical Account of Its Counties, Towns, Villages, Canals, Rail Roads, &c., Accompanied by a Map".
^ Google (May 24, 2015). "Hornerstown, New Jersey" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
^ Pennsylvania Railroad and Its Connections (Map). December 1, 1911. Retrieved May 24, 2015.