Freewood Acres is an unincorporated community located within Howell Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2][3][4][5] The area is made up of mostly single-story homes arranged along a street grid in the northern reaches of the Pine Barrens. U.S. Route 9 runs through the center of the community just north of its interchange with Interstate 195.[6] The Land O'Pines Elementary School and Manasquan Reservoir County Park exist to the east of the community.[7] It became the center of the Kalmyk American community in the latter part of the 20th century.[8][9][10][11]
Freewood Acres, New Jersey | |
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 Along Georgia Tavern Road | |
  Freewood Acres Location in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey  Freewood Acres Freewood Acres (New Jersey)  Freewood Acres Freewood Acres (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°10′08″N 74°14′17″W / 40.16889°N 74.23806°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Township | Howell |
| Elevation | 112 ft (34 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 876506[1] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Freewood Acres". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Lurie, Maxine N.; Lurie, Maxine; M.D, Michael Siegel; Mappen, Marc (April 13, 2004). Encyclopedia of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813533254 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Parcel and Subdisvision Map". Howell Township. October 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ "NJDOT Graphic Information System Maps Middlesex" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 24, 2015.
- ^ Shear, Jeffrey (September 16, 1979). "The Kalmuks: A Touch Of Mongolia in Monmouth". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Aerial view of Freewood Acres" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
- ^ New Jersey in Focus Buildings in Monmouth: Stories and Styles
- ^ "A Tiny Jersey Ethnic Group, The Kalmyks, Traces Its Roots To Mongolia and Genghis Khan-www.njmonthly.com". New Jersey Monthly. March 14, 2011.
- ^ "Expedition Magazine - Penn Museum". www.penn.museum.
- ^ "Buddhist Community Has Deep Roots in Howell". Howell, NJ Patch. May 18, 2012.
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