Fair Play, New Jersey

Fair Play, New Jersey
Unincorporated community

Fair Play as seen from eastbound CR 1
Fair Play, New Jersey

Fair Play's location in Monmouth County (Inset: Monmouth County in New Jersey)

Fair Play, New Jersey

Location within the state of New Jersey

Coordinates: 40°14′12″N 74°27′53″W / 40.23667°N 74.46472°WCoordinates: 40°14′12″N 74°27′53″W / 40.23667°N 74.46472°W
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Monmouth
Township Millstone
Elevation[1] 144 ft (44 m)
GNIS feature ID 882916[1]

Fair Play is a rural unincorporated community located within Millstone Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.[2] It is located just south of Disbrow Hill and north of Rocky Brook on County Route 1 (Perrineville Road) at Fairplay Road, west of Perrineville and southeast of Hightstown.[3]

History

The school district in Fair Play had 48 children attending in 1892,[4] and a school house existed in 1889.[5] Since the 1980s, much of the area has been developed as single-family homes in subdivisions.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fair Play
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed November 23, 2014.
  3. Google (February 8, 2015). "Fair Play, New Jersey". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  4. Documents of the One Hundred and Sixteenth Legislature of the State of New Jersey 5. John L. Murphy. 1892. p. 261.
  5. Wolverton, Chester. Driving Road Chart of Monmouth County, 1889
  6. Historicaerials.com, 1987 aerial photo of Fair Play