Kingsland, New Jersey
Populated place in Bergen County, New Jersey, US
Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States
40°48′23″N 74°06′40″W / 40.80639°N 74.11111°W / 40.80639; -74.11111
United States
New JerseyKingsland is an unincorporated community located within Lyndhurst Township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] and the site of Kingsland station. The Kingsland Avenue Bridge is nearby.
History
The Kingsland family possessed a large tract of land in the area known as Kingsland Manor.[3] on what was known as New Barbadoes Neck.
In 1872, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad established a railway through the township, and erected a depot in the settlement named "Kingsland" in honor of the family. A railroad shop was built, and houses erected for the railroad employees. Church services were held in the train depot.[4]
Kingsland had a post office.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Kingsland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 7, 2015.
- ^ "Isaac Kingsland ; Descendants of Founders of New Jersey".
- ^ Clayton, W. Woodford (1882). History of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. Everts & Peck. pp. 299, 304.
- ^ Industries of New Jersey. Historical Publishing Company. 1882. p. 95. OL 24332547M.
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