Ely, New Jersey

Ely is an unincorporated community located within Millstone Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.[2] The settlement is named for the Ely family that owned property in the area and operated the Charleston Springs hotel.[3][4] Today, the settlement is located along Stage Coach Road, County Route 524, in the eastern portion of the township. Most of the area consists of large single-family homes though some farmland and the township-owned Brandywine Soccer Complex are located in the near the settlement.[5]

Ely, New Jersey
Along Stage Coach Road (CR 524)
Ely, New Jersey
Location of Ely in Monmouth County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
Ely, New Jersey
Ely, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Ely, New Jersey
Ely, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°12′11″N 74°23′14″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMonmouth
TownshipMillstone
Elevation200 ft (60 m)
GNIS feature ID876181[1]

References

  1. "Ely". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 23, 2015.
  3. Millstone Township - Plate 42 (Map). 1889. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  4. "Millstone - Monmouth Plus, Pictures & Items With the History of Monmouth County, Plus!". Monmouth Plus. 2001. Archived from the original on August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  5. Google (August 28, 2015). "Aerial view of Ely" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 28, 2015.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.