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1944 Map of Jersey Homesteads

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Jersey Homesteads
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Jersey Homesteads anchors this wartime survey of central New Jersey, reflecting the unique social experiment of the New Deal era. This planned community, later renamed Roosevelt, stands out as a concentrated settlement amidst the traditional rural network of Monmouth County. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of several key drainages, including the Millstone River, Assunpink Creek, and Doctors Creek, which provided the water power for early local industry at sites like Francis Mills.

A network of local transit ways such as the Perrineville Road and Clarksburg Road connects established hamlets like Perrineville and Clarksburg. Genealogists will find interest in localized landmarks like the Blakeslee Gaskill Memorial Ch and named crossroads such as Carrs Tavern and Burkesville. The map captures the region just before the post-war suburban expansion transformed these farming and milling townships into residential corridors.