Sharon, New Jersey
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Sharon, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40°12′23″N 74°32′10″W / 40.20639°N 74.53611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Monmouth |
Township | Upper Freehold |
Elevation | 118 ft (36 m) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 880506[1] |
Sharon is an unincorporated community located within Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] Located at the intersection of Herbert Road and Sharon Station Road, the settlement is the site of a former stop on the Pemberton and Hightstown Railroad.[3][4] Except for a few single-family homes in the area, most of the area is farmland.[5] The railroad has since been abandoned and is being converted to the Union Transportation Trail, a rail trail. Sharon is the current northern terminus of the trail.[6]
See also
- New Sharon, New Jersey – nearby settlement
References
- ^ a b "Sharon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 4, 2015.
- ^ Mueller's Automobile Driving and Trolley Map of Mercer County, New Jersey (Map). A. H. Mueller. 1918. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ^ Pennsylvania Railroad and Its Connections (Map). December 1, 1911. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ^ "Aerial view of Sharon" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ^ "Map of Union Transportation Trail" (PDF). Monmouth County Park System. February 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.