Cream Ridge, New Jersey
| Cream Ridge, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
 Center of Cream Ridge at CR 539 and Burlington Path Road | |
  Cream Ridge, New Jersey Location of Cream Ridge in Monmouth County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey  Cream Ridge, New Jersey Cream Ridge, New Jersey (New Jersey)  Cream Ridge, New Jersey Cream Ridge, New Jersey (the US) | |
| Coordinates: 40°08′06″N 74°31′27″W / 40.13500°N 74.52417°WCoordinates: 40°08′06″N 74°31′27″W / 40.13500°N 74.52417°W | |
| Country |
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| State |
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| County | Monmouth |
| Township | Upper Freehold |
| Elevation[1] | 131 ft (40 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 875715[1] |
Cream Ridge is an unincorporated community located within Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.[2] The rural area is made up of farmland (including many horse farms) with small businesses located along County Route 539 and many homes dotting the landscape.[3]
The soil in Cream Ridge is Freehold Loam, which is some of the richest soil in the State of New Jersey. Many of the early residents became relatively wealthy "gentleman" farmers, with the actual farm work done by tenant farmers. Most of the early families were Presbyterians, Quakers, or Northern Baptists. Some of the surnames associated with the area are Holmes, Meirs, Rue, Cox, Wright, Lawrence, and Ridgway. Nathaniel Scudder Rue, Jr., the Founder and first President of the Pemberton & Hightstown Railroad (later the Union Transportation Company), lived in Cream Ridge. He was also the Founder of the First National Bank of Hightstown, the first national bank chartered in New Jersey. Nathaniel Scudder Rue's son, James Lawrence Rue, served in the New Jersey State Legislature. The "gentleman" farmer lifestyle was dramatically curtailed during the Great Depression and after WWII, although remnants of this bygone lifestyle existed into the 1980s.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Cream Ridge include:
- Ross Scheuerman (born 1993), running back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Cream Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 21, 2015.
- ↑ Google (May 17, 2015). "Aerial view of Cream Ridge" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ↑ O'Gorman, George. "Eagles sign former Allentown High star Ross Scheuerman", The Trentonian, January 21, 2016. Accessed October 1, 2017. "The Eagles signed former Allentown High and Lafayette College running back Ross Scheuerman on Thursday.... A Cream Ridge resident who was twice an All-CVC selection and Mercer County Player of the Year and All-State, Scheuerman was also the Delaware Valley Scholar Athlete in 2012."
