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Welcome to East Freehold ...

East Freehold is located in Monmouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Freehold, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've 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.<2>.

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.

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Monmouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Freehold - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.