Aldine, New Jersey Explained

Official Name:Aldine, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Salem County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Aldine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Salem 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:Salem
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Alloway
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation M:39
Elevation Ft:128
Coordinates:39.5689°N -75.275°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:874278

Aldine is an unincorporated community located within Alloway Township in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] It is located at the crossroads of Salem County routes 611 and 635. The village includes several houses, farms and the Aldine United Methodist Church,[2] which was built in 1868, and underwent many renovations. The church has an Elmer mailing address, but is located in the Aldine section of Alloway Township.[3] [4]

Aldine was known as Nazareth until about 1869. It was also known as Watson's Corner. The name Aldine was given at the time the post office was established.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  2. http://www.njchurchscape.com/Aldine-ME.html Nazareth Methodist Episcopal Church, New Jersey Churchscape
  3. Web site: Aldine United Methodist Church » About . 2014-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808063518/http://www.aldineumc.org/project/about/ . 2014-08-08 . dead .
  4. Book: New Jersey Industrial Directory. 1915. 2–3. 2014-08-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808063518/http://www.aldineumc.org/project/about/. 2014-08-08. dead.
  5. http://www.westjerseyhistory.org/books/salemnames/ Place Names of Salem County N.J., West Jersey History Project