Freehold (Monmouth Court House)

Identifier
NJS-PLC-00138
Place Type
City, Town, or Village
Alternate Name
Monmouth Court House
Description
Freehold is a historical community located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Freehold Township was formed in 1693 and is one of the oldest municipalities in the state. Freehold was the site of the county court since the early 18th century. Because of this, the town was typically referred to as "Monmouth Court House," and people living in the area often recorded their place of residence as "Monmouth Court House" rather than Freehold township well into the 19th century.

Originally, Freehold was much larger than it is today, and thus slavery-era records listing "Freehold" might be relevant to other nearby municipalities outside of present-day Freehold. Throughout the 19th century, sections of the township broke off to create parts of Millstone, Jackson, Colts Neck, Marlboro, and Manalapan. Today, Freehold Borough (the county seat of Monmouth) is a small municipality surrounded on all sides by the larger entity of Freehold Township. During the slavery era, the distinction between the borough and the township did not exist. The borough broke off from the township only after the Civil War.
Locality
Freehold
County (Modern)
Monmouth County
State or Province
New Jersey
Country
United States of America
Latitude
40.260034
Longitude
-74.274335
References

Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey’s Civil Boundaries, 1606–1968. Trenton, Bureau of Geology and Topography, 1969. Reprint, New Jersey Geological Survey, 2004. Pages 261, 265. https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf

Freehold Borough, New Jersey. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freehold%5fBorough,%5fNew%5fJersey.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freehold_Township,_New_Jersey
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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