Ely, New Jersey

Ely, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Along Stage Coach Road (CR 524)
Along Stage Coach Road (CR 524)
Ely is located in Monmouth County, New Jersey
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Ely
Location in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
Ely is located in New Jersey
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Ely (New Jersey)
Ely is located in the United States
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Ely (the United States)
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
CountyMonmouth
TownshipMillstone
Elevation
[1]
200 ft (60 m)
GNIS feature ID876181[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

  1. ^ a b "Ely". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 23, 2015.
  3. ^ Millstone Township - Plate 42 (Map). 1889. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Aerial view of Ely" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 28, 2015.


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