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Do you know of West Long Branch ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about West Long Branch. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with West Long Branch.<1>

Our sources for West Long Branch (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of West Long Branch other than they indicate that West Long Branch would be found somewhere in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1905.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for West Long Branch ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about West Long Branch:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for West Long Branch - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for New Jersey (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

More Orphans in  Monmouth County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Monmouth County.

AllenhurstLakeview
Allen'sLeedsville
AllentownLittle Silver
Asbury GardensLong Branch City
Atlantic HighlandsLorillard Beach
AtlanticLorillard
Atlanticville 
AvonManasquan Shores
 Manasquan
BairdMarlboro Village
Bay ViewMatawan
Belmar GardensMiddletown Point
Black MillsMilhurst
Bradley BeachMonmouth Beach
Branch ShoreMonmouth Heights
BrielleMonmouth Junction
 Monmouth Park
Campbell's Junction 
Cedar BeachNavasink
ChancevilleNew Branch
Cliffwood StationNew Shrewsbury
Clover HillNorth Asbury Park
Coburgh 
Colonial TerraceOak Shades
ComoOcean Beach
Coxes CornerOcean Port
 Ocean
DavisOceanport
Deal BeachOld Manor
Deal 
DupontParkerville
 Pleasure Bay
Eatontown 
EnglishtownRed Bank
 Riceville
Fair HavenRiver Plaza
FarmingdaleRumson Beach
FillmoreRumson
Fort Monmouth 
 Sandy Hook Pier
GranvilleSandy Hook
 Sea Girt
Harmony ParkSeabright
Highland BeachShafto Corners
HighlandsShark River
Highview ParkSouth
HollywoodSpring Lake Beach
Holmdel VillageSpring Lake
HopevilleSuburban
Hopping 
HowellTinton Falls
 Tracey's
Ideal BeachTurkey
Indian Springs 
InterlakenUpper Freehold
  
KeansburgWall
Key EastWest Ocean Grove
KeyportWestboro
  
Lake ComoYellow Brook

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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