Welcome to East Freehold ...

East Freehold is located in Monmouth County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of East Freehold, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Freehold, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for East Freehold: E. Freehold

East Freehold is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: East Freehold lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near East Freehold ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Freehold.

• New Brunswick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Perth Amboy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perth Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
  • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
• Long Branch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
• Asbury Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
  • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
• South Amboy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
  • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
• Neptune City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
  • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
• Shrewsbury
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
• Loch Arbour
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Arbour have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
  • Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
• Tennent
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennent
  • Tennent is located in Monmouth County
• Yorketown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorketown
  • Yorketown is located in Monmouth County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Freehold. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Freehold.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Freehold. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Freehold.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Freehold. See our Newspapers Page for East Freehold.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Freehold ...

Looking for more information about East Freehold? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Freehold, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Freehold.

Adding East Freehold to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Freehold in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Freehold was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found East Freehold on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Freehold.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Freehold. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monmouth County: www.co.monmouth.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/