Sharon, New Jersey Explained

Sharon, 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 Sharon 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:Upper Freehold
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Ft:118
Coordinates:40.2064°N -74.5361°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:880506
Unit Pref:imperial

Sharon is an unincorporated community located within Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] Located at the intersection of Herbert Road and Sharon Station Road, the settlement is the site of a former stop on the Pemberton and Hightstown Railroad.[2] [3] Except for a few single-family homes in the area, most of the area is farmland. The railroad has since been abandoned and is being converted to the Union Transportation Trail, a rail trail. Sharon is the current northern terminus of the trail.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  2. Mueller's Automobile Driving and Trolley Map of Mercer County, New Jersey . A. H. Mueller . 1918 . September 12, 2015.
  3. Pennsylvania Railroad and Its Connections . December 1, 1911 . September 12, 2015.
  4. Web site: Map of Union Transportation Trail . February 2015 . Monmouth County Park System . September 12, 2015.