Freewood Acres, New Jersey

Freewood Acres is an unincorporated community located within Howell Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.[2][3][4][5] The area is made up of mostly single-story homes arranged along a street grid in the northern reaches of the Pine Barrens. U.S. Route 9 runs through the center of the community just north of its interchange with Interstate 195.[6] The Land O'Pines Elementary School and Manasquan Reservoir County Park exist to the east of the community.[7] It became the center of the Kalmyk American community in the latter part of the 20th century.[8][9][10][11]

Freewood Acres, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Along Georgia Tavern Road
Freewood Acres, New Jersey
Location of Freewood Acres in Monmouth County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
Freewood Acres, New Jersey
Freewood Acres, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Freewood Acres, New Jersey
Freewood Acres, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°10′08″N 74°14′17″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMonmouth
TownshipHowell
Elevation112 ft (34 m)
GNIS feature ID876506[1]

References
  1. "Freewood Acres". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Lurie, Maxine N.; Lurie, Maxine; M.D, Michael Siegel; Mappen, Marc (April 13, 2004). "Encyclopedia of New Jersey". Rutgers University Press – via Google Books.
  3. "Parcel and Subdisvision Map". Howell Township. October 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  4. "NJDOT Graphic Information System Maps Middlesex" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  5. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 24, 2015.
  6. Shear, Jeffrey (September 16, 1979). "The Kalmuks: A Touch Of Mongolia in Monmouth" – via NYTimes.com.
  7. Google (November 8, 2015). "Aerial view of Freewood Acres" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  8. New Jersey in Focus Buildings in Monmouth: Stories and Styles
  9. "A Tiny Jersey Ethnic Group, The Kalmyks, Traces Its Roots To Mongolia and Genghis Khan-www.njmonthly.com". New Jersey Monthly. March 14, 2011.
  10. "Expedition Magazine - Penn Museum". www.penn.museum.
  11. "Buddhist Community Has Deep Roots in Howell". Howell, NJ Patch. May 18, 2012.
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