Farmingdale
- Identifier
- NJS-PLC-00172
- Place Type
- City, Town, or Village
- Alternate Name
- Marsh's Bog
- Upper Squankum
- Description
- Farmingdale is a borough in Monmouth County. It was incorporated in 1903 from a portion of Howell Township. It is completely surrounded by Howell Township. Since the late 17th century, the area was known as Marsh's Bog (after an early proprietor named Jonathan Marsh). It became known as Upper Squankum in the early 19th century and then Farmingdale in the mid-19th century.
- Locality
- Farmingdale
- County (Modern)
- Monmouth County
- State or Province
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States of America
- Latitude
- 40.198357
- Longitude
- -74.170082
- References
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"History," Borough of Farmingdale website. https://www.farmingdaleborough.org/about%5fus/history.php
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
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