Fort Plains, New Jersey

Fort Plains is an unincorporated community located within Howell Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.[2][3] The settlement is centered about the intersection of Fort Plains Road and West Farms Road on the western side of the township. Nearby the intersection are numerous housing developments consisting of larger single-family houses. U.S. Route 9 also runs north and south where numerous commercial businesses are found. The remainder of the area consists of forestland.[4]

Fort Plains, New Jersey
Fort Plains, New Jersey
Location of Fort Plains in Monmouth County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
Fort Plains, New Jersey
Fort Plains, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Fort Plains, New Jersey
Fort Plains, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°11′00″N 74°15′16″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMonmouth
TownshipHowell
Elevation135 ft (41 m)
GNIS feature ID876421[1]

References

  1. "Fort Plains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Rick Geffken, Muriel J. Smith (2019), Hidden History of Monmouth County, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 9781439667682
  3. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 24, 2015.
  4. Google (October 4, 2016). "Aerial view of Fort Plains" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 4, 2016.


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