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Wheatland (also called Pasadena[2]) is an unincorporated community within Manchester Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.[1][3]

Wheatland, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Settlement as seen from Pasadena Road
Wheatland, New Jersey
Location within Ocean County (Inset: Ocean County in New Jersey)
Wheatland, New Jersey
Wheatland, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Wheatland, New Jersey
Wheatland, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°53′42″N 74°26′02″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyOcean
TownshipManchester
Elevation
[1]
45 m (148 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID881766[1]

Wheatland is located approximately four miles (6.4 km) southwest of Whiting, along a now-abandoned line of the New Jersey Southern Railroad.[4]

The Pasadena Wildlife Management Area is located east of the settlement.[5]


History


Sand—mined from nearby pits—was used to manufacture clay drain pipes at a factory erected at Wheatland during the 1870s.[6]

In 1882, Wheatland had a post office, and a population of 125.[4]


References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheatland
  2. Whiting, NJ Topo Map 1:24000 (Map) (rev. 1971 ed.). United States Geological Survey. 1957. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  3. Google (January 25, 2015). "Wheatland, Manchester Township, New Jersey" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  4. Edwards, Richard (1882). Industries of New Jersey: Essex County Including City of Newark. Historical Publishing Company. p. 135.
  5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pasadena Wildlife Management Area
  6. Transactions, Volume 6. American Institute of Mining Engineers. 1879. p. 187.


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