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Sandy Ridge, New Jersey

Populated place in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

40°25′23″N 74°57′09″W / 40.42306°N 74.95250°W / 40.42306; -74.95250Country

United StatesState

New JerseyCounty Hunterdon Township DelawareElevation

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404 ft (123 m)GNIS feature ID883589^[1]

Sandy Ridge is an unincorporated community located within Delaware Township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[2] As its name implies, the community is located at the top of a small hill that is sandwiched between the Hunterdon Plateau and the Sourland Mountains. Sandy Ridge Road is the main road east and west through the community while County Route 605 is a minor arterial road that passes north and south through the area. CR 605 enters from the south on Sandy Ridge-Mt. Airy Road, jogs to the west on Sandy Ridge Road for 0.04 miles (64 m), and exits to the north on Cemetery Road towards CR 523.^[3] The area consists of mainly residences with some farmland and forestland.^[4] The Sandy Ridge Church (with adjacent cemetery) is a Baptist church founded in 1818 with its current building constructed in 1866 and is located in the center of Sandy Ridge.^[5]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Sandy Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2015.
^ NJDOT County Route 605 Straight Line Diagram (PDF) (NJDOT) (Straight line diagram)
^ Google (July 5, 2015). "Aerial view of Sandy Ridge" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
^ "Sandy Ridge Baptist Church Historic Marker". Waymarking.com. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
^ "Sandy Ridge Baptist". The New Jersey Churchscape. Retrieved July 5, 2015.