Aserdaten, New Jersey

Aserdaten is an unincorporated community and ghost town located within Lacey Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.[1][2]

Aserdaten, New Jersey
Aserdaten, New Jersey
Location within Ocean County. Inset: Location of Ocean County in the state of New Jersey
Aserdaten, New Jersey
Aserdaten, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Aserdaten, New Jersey
Aserdaten, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°51′23″N 74°20′17″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyOcean
TownshipLacey
Elevation45 ft (14 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID882943[1]

The former community is located within the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area, surrounded by the densely forested Pine Barrens.[3]

In 1893, Aserdaten was noted by the United States Geological Survey as a "village in Lacey Township".[4]

A forest fire watch tower, the Cedar Bridge Lookout Tower, was located in "the remote area of Aserdaten" until 1983.[5]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aserdaten (historical)
  2. Locality Search Archived 2016-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, State of New Jersey. Accessed November 28, 2014.
  3. "Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area". New York–New Jersey Trail Conference. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  4. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey, Issues 112-121. United States Government Printing Office. 1893. p. 13.
  5. Section Forest Firewardens of Division B (2006). New Jersey Forest Fire Service. Arcadia Publishing. p. 34. ISBN 9780738544991.


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