Heislerville, New Jersey

Heislerville, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Heislerville
Heislerville, New Jersey
Location of Heislerville in Cumberland County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
Heislerville
Heislerville, New Jersey
Heislerville, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Heislerville
Heislerville, New Jersey
Heislerville, New Jersey (the US)
Coordinates: 39°13′23″N 74°59′33″W / 39.2231698°N 74.9923978°W / 39.2231698; -74.9923978Coordinates: 39°13′23″N 74°59′33″W / 39.2231698°N 74.9923978°W / 39.2231698; -74.9923978
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Cumberland
Township Maurice River
Elevation[1] 3 ft (0.9 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT))
GNIS feature ID 877035[1]

Heislerville is located in Maurice River Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.[2]

Heislerville's population as of the 2010 Census was 451. There are approximately 200 housing units in its approximate nine-mile radius of which 8.1657 square miles is land and 0.0177 square miles is water. The community borders the Maurice River and Delaware Bay; bayshore areas are East Point and Thompson's Beach, now flooded by the state of New Jersey for use as a bird watch conservatory. The East Point Lighthouse was built in 1894, located on the northern side of Delaware Bay at the mouth of the circuitous Maurice River. The lighthouse is a restful place to fish or hike and is open a few days every year. It is still a working light house but remotely, it has not been manned for years.

Today, aside from truck gardens, small fishing operations, and a couple of marinas on state-leased land off Matt's Landing Road; the town has no shops or businesses. The major employer of townspeople is the state of New Jersey as Maurice River Township is home to three prisons; Bayside, South Woods, and Southern State. In addition to the Church, located within the community is the Heislerville Volunteer Fire Company.

References

  1. 1 2 Heislerville, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed June 10, 2016.
  2. ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
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