Cream Ridge is an unincorporated community located within Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.[4] The rural area is made up of farmland, on which are located many horse farms. Numerous small business line with County Route 539.[citation needed]
This article is about a community in Monmouth County, New Jersey. For the winery in that community, see Cream Ridge Winery. For the ghost town in Missouri, see Cream Ridge, Missouri.
Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States
Cream Ridge, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Center of Cream Ridge at CR 539 and Burlington Path Road
Cream Ridge, New Jersey
Location of Cream Ridge in Monmouth County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
The soil in Cream Ridge is Freehold sandy loam, some of the richest in the state of New Jersey. Many of the early residents became relatively wealthy "gentleman" farmers, with the actual farm work done by tenant farmers. Most of the early families were Presbyterians, Quakers, or Northern Baptists. Some of the surnames associated with the area are Holmes, Meirs, Rue, Cox, Wright, Lawrence, and Ridgway. The "gentleman" farmer lifestyle was dramatically curtailed during the Great Depression and after WWII, although remnants of this bygone lifestyle existed into the 1980s.
Notable people
See also: Category:People from Upper Freehold Township, New Jersey
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Cream Ridge include:
Linda K. Meirs (1884–1972), American Red Cross and Army nurse during World War I who was one of the first six American recipients of the Florence Nightingale Medal.[6]
Ross Scheuerman (born 1993), running back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.[7]
"Historically Speaking: Linda Konover Meirs 1884-1972 Part Five", Messenger-Press, March 28, 2002. Accessed July 9, 2019. "Melinda Konover Meirs was born in Cream Ridge on June 5, 1884.... She lived in Cream Ridge during World War II, and would use her sugar ration to make cookies for the GIs, whom she considered 'her boys.'"
O'Gorman, George. "Eagles sign former Allentown High star Ross Scheuerman", The Trentonian, January 21, 2016. Accessed October 1, 2017. "The Eagles signed former Allentown High and Lafayette College running back Ross Scheuerman on Thursday.... A Cream Ridge resident who was twice an All-CVC selection and Mercer County Player of the Year and All-State, Scheuerman was also the Delaware Valley Scholar Athlete in 2012."
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