Aserdaten, New Jersey

Populated place in Ocean County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

39°51′23″N 74°20′17″W / 39.85639°N 74.33806°W / 39.85639; -74.33806Country

United StatesState

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45 ft (14 m)Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)GNIS feature ID882943^[1]

Aserdaten is an unincorporated community and ghost town located within Lacey Township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[1]^[2]

The former community is located within the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area, surrounded by the densely forested Pine Barrens.^[3]

In 1893, Aserdaten was noted by the United States Geological Survey as a "village in Lacey Township".^[4]

A forest fire watch tower, the Cedar Bridge Lookout Tower, was located in "the remote area of Aserdaten" until 1983.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aserdaten (historical)
^ Locality Search Archived 2016-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, State of New Jersey. Accessed November 28, 2014.
^ "Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area". New York–New Jersey Trail Conference. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
^ Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey, Issues 112-121. United States Government Printing Office. 1893. p. 13.
^ Section Forest Firewardens of Division B (2006). New Jersey Forest Fire Service. Arcadia Publishing. p. 34. ISBN 9780738544991.