Jerseyville, New Jersey

Populated place in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

40°14′21″N 74°13′46″W / 40.23917°N 74.22944°W / 40.23917; -74.22944Country

United StatesState

New JerseyCounty Monmouth Township HowellElevation

^[1]

154 ft (47 m)ZIP Code

07728

GNIS feature ID877453^[1]

Jerseyville is an unincorporated community located within Howell Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[2]^[3] It is primarily a rural area within the northern part of the township, near Colts Neck and Freehold.^[4] Route 33 Business travels through Jerseyville, with some development, including a gas station, a convenience store, a church, and several residences.

Originally known as Green Grove, the area's name was changed by residents to Jerseyville in 1854.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Jerseyville". 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 February 26, 2015.
^ Federal Writers' Project (2007). New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past. US History Publishers. ISBN 978-1-60354-029-2. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
^ McKee, Catherine. "Howell History: 1801 to 1967", Friends of the Howell Library, Fall 2018. Accessed July 1, 2019. "5. Jerseyville is located in the northwest corner of Howell. It was a small hamlet originally called Green Grove. In 1854, the inhabitants met to choose a new name and they voted to call this section Jerseyville instead."