Freneau, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Along Route 79
Along Route 79
Freneau, New Jersey is located in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Freneau, New Jersey
Freneau, New Jersey
Location of Freneau in Monmouth County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
Freneau, New Jersey is located in New Jersey
Freneau, New Jersey
Freneau, New Jersey
Freneau, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Freneau, New Jersey is located in the United States
Freneau, New Jersey
Freneau, New Jersey
Freneau, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°24′06″N 74°14′16″W / 40.40167°N 74.23778°W / 40.40167; -74.23778
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMonmouth
BoroughMatawan
Named forPhilip Freneau
Elevation
[1]
79 ft (24 m)
GNIS feature ID876512[1]

Freneau is an unincorporated community located within Matawan in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] It is named for Philip Freneau (1752–1832), a poet during the American Revolutionary War.[3] The community is located along New Jersey Route 79 in the southern portion of Matawan and was formerly served by the Monmouth County Agricultural Railroad (now a part of the Henry Hudson Trail).[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Freneau". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 24, 2015.
  3. ^ Capuzzo, Jill P. "2 Lakes, the Shore and a Train to the City", The New York Times, February 19, 2010. Accessed July 30, 2012. "The expanded Cape that Ms. Bragg and Mr. Colón bought last October for $370,000 is in the Freneau section — a hilly, wooded area named after the Revolutionary War poet Philip Freneau, who lived here and is buried in the neighborhood."
  4. ^ Google (August 15, 2015). "Aerial view of Freneau" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 15, 2015.


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