New Brooklyn, New Jersey

New Brooklyn, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
New Brooklyn
New Brooklyn's location in Gloucester County (Inset: Gloucester County in New Jersey)
New Brooklyn
New Brooklyn (New Jersey)
New Brooklyn
New Brooklyn (the US)
Coordinates: 39°41′35″N 74°56′34″W / 39.69306°N 74.94278°W / 39.69306; -74.94278Coordinates: 39°41′35″N 74°56′34″W / 39.69306°N 74.94278°W / 39.69306; -74.94278
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Gloucester
Township Monroe
Established 1803
Elevation 33 m (108 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 732/848
GNIS feature ID 878722[1]

New Brooklyn is an unincorporated community located within Monroe Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.[2] It was settled by John Marshall in 1803.[3] Although it has the same name, there is a county park called New Brooklyn Park, which is located in neighboring Winslow Township, Camden County.

Transportation

The Atlantic City Expressway is north of New Brooklyn. There is no direct exit to the community on the Expressway, however, the closest exit is exit 38 (County Route 536 SpurWilliamstown).

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Brooklyn, New Jersey
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 8, 2016.
  3. "Monroe: It all started as Squankum". Courier Post. Retrieved November 18, 2012.


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