Wheatland, New Jersey

Populated place in Ocean County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

39°53′42″N 74°26′02″W / 39.89500°N 74.43389°W / 39.89500; -74.43389Country

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45 m (148 ft)Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)GNIS feature ID881766^[1]

Wheatland (also called Pasadena^[2]) is an unincorporated community within Manchester Township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[1]^[3]

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]

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