Ely, New Jersey
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Populated place in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States
Ely, New Jersey | |
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| Along Stage Coach Road (CR 524) Along Stage Coach Road (CR 524) | |
Location in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey Show map of Monmouth County, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°12′11′′N 74°23′14′′W / 40.20306°N 74.38722°W / 40.20306; -74.38722 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Township | Millstone |
| Elevation | 200 ft (60 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 876181[1] |
Ely is an unincorporated community located within Millstone Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[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]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Ely". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 23, 2015.
- ^ Millstone Township - Plate 42 (Map). 1889. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Aerial view of Ely" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved August 28, 2015.
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