West Farms, New Jersey

Populated place in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

40°11′31″N 74°12′05″W / 40.19194°N 74.20139°W / 40.19194; -74.20139Country

United StatesState

New JerseyCounty Monmouth Township HowellElevation

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79 ft (24 m)Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)GNIS feature ID881701^[1]

West Farms is an unincorporated community located within Howell Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[2]^[3] The settlement is centered on the intersection of West Farms Road and Casino Drive, located to the west of Farmingdale and to the north of the Manasquan Reservoir. It was once home Jewish farmers who settled there in the early 20th century.^[4]^[5] The rural area is mostly made up of wooded areas with some houses and churches dotted along the two aforementioned roads. Numerous small farms are also located throughout the area.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "West Farms". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Gannett, Henry (January 28, 1895). "A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 9, 2015.
^ Dubrovsky, Gertrude W. (February 28, 1992). The Land Was Theirs: Jewish Farmers in the Garden State. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817305444 – via Google Books.
^ Lurie, Maxine N.; Lurie, Maxine; M.D, Michael Siegel; Mappen, Marc (April 26, 2004). Encyclopedia of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813533254 – via Google Books.
^ Google (August 31, 2016). "Aerial view of West Farms" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 31, 2016.