Freewood Acres, New Jersey Explained

Freewood Acres, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Monmouth County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Freewood Acres in Monmouth County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Monmouth
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Howell
Elevation Ft:112
Coordinates:40.1689°N -74.2381°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:876506
Unit Pref:imperial

Freewood Acres is an unincorporated community located within Howell Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] [2] [3] [4] The area is made up of mostly single-story homes arranged along a street grid in the northern reaches of the Pine Barrens. U.S. Route 9 runs through the center of the community just north of its interchange with Interstate 195.[5] The Land O'Pines Elementary School and Manasquan Reservoir County Park exist to the east of the community.It became the center of the Kalmyk American community in the latter part of the 20th century.[6] [7] [8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Encyclopedia of New Jersey. Maxine N.. Lurie. Maxine. Lurie. Michael Siegel. M.D. Marc. Mappen. April 13, 2004. Rutgers University Press. 9780813533254 . Google Books.
  2. Web site: Parcel and Subdisvision Map . Howell Township . October 2016 . March 31, 2020.
  3. Web site: NJDOT Graphic Information System Maps Middlesex . New Jersey Department of Transportation. March 29, 2020.
  4. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  5. News: The Kalmuks: A Touch Of Mongolia in Monmouth. Jeffrey. Shear. The New York Times . September 16, 1979. NYTimes.com.
  6. https://www.monmouthcountyclerk.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Catalog-Buildings-exhibit-v3-reduced.pdf New Jersey in Focus Buildings in Monmouth: Stories and Styles
  7. Web site: A Tiny Jersey Ethnic Group, The Kalmyks, Traces Its Roots To Mongolia and Genghis Khan-www.njmonthly.com. March 14, 2011. New Jersey Monthly.
  8. Web site: Expedition Magazine - Penn Museum. www.penn.museum.
  9. Web site: Buddhist Community Has Deep Roots in Howell. May 18, 2012. Howell, NJ Patch.