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1953 Map of Freehold

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Freehold
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The town of Freehold serves as the focal point for this mid-century survey, showing the borough's dense street grid at the intersection of the Pennsylvania RR and the Central RR of New Jersey. The landscape reveals a transition from the developing town center to an agricultural and early suburban periphery defined by a network of historic milling sites and crossroads. Notable family-named settlements like Taylors Mills, Gordons Corner, and Robertsville are connected by thoroughfares such as Old Texas Road and Milford Road.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the documentation of early religious and burial sites. The Old Tennent Ch and its accompanying Old Tennent Cem stand near the Wemrock Brook, while the Old Scots Cem is tucked away in the township of Marlboro. These landmarks, along with the Briarhill Welfare Home and Lake Topanemus, offer a detailed look at the social and physical geography of Monmouth County before the era of major highway expansion.