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Sharon, New Jersey

Coordinates: 40°12′23″N 74°32′10″W / 40.20639°N 74.53611°W / 40.20639; -74.53611
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Sharon, New Jersey
Sharon is located in Monmouth County, New Jersey
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Sharon
Location of Sharon in Monmouth County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
Sharon is located in New Jersey
Sharon
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Sharon (New Jersey)
Sharon is located in the United States
Sharon
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Sharon (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°12′23″N 74°32′10″W / 40.20639°N 74.53611°W / 40.20639; -74.53611
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMonmouth
TownshipUpper Freehold
Elevation118 ft (36 m)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID880506[1]

Sharon is an unincorporated community located within Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] Located at the intersection of Herbert Road and Sharon Station Road, the settlement is the site of a former stop on the Pemberton and Hightstown Railroad.[3][4] Except for a few single-family homes in the area, most of the area is farmland.[5] The railroad has since been abandoned and is being converted to the Union Transportation Trail, a rail trail. Sharon is the current northern terminus of the trail.[6]

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  1. ^ a b "Sharon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 4, 2015.
  3. ^ Mueller's Automobile Driving and Trolley Map of Mercer County, New Jersey (Map). A. H. Mueller. 1918. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  4. ^ Pennsylvania Railroad and Its Connections (Map). December 1, 1911. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  5. ^ "Aerial view of Sharon" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  6. ^ "Map of Union Transportation Trail" (PDF). Monmouth County Park System. February 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.