Adams, New Jersey Explained

Adams, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Middlesex County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Adams
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Middlesex County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
Pushpin Relief:yes
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Middlesex
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:North Brunswick
Elevation Ft:115
Coordinates:40.4508°N -74.4933°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:874254
Unit Pref:imperial

Adams is an unincorporated community located within North Brunswick Township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]

Location

The community is located along Cozzens Lane (County Route 608) between Route 27 and U.S. Route 1. Except for commercial businesses lining Routes 1 and 27, the community is made up of mostly residential homes and apartment complexes.

Station

The community once had a station known as Adams Station, along the Pennsylvania Railroad (currently the Northeast Corridor Line), located on Adams Lane, just east of Route 1.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  2. News: Adams station, December 4, 1959. The Central New Jersey Home News . December 4, 1959. 18. newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: English: The site of the former Adams Pennsylvania Railroad station in North Brunswick, New Jersey's Adams section. The station's staircases do remain along with the platform base.. Adam. Moss. August 16, 2009. Wikimedia Commons.