Keasbey, New Jersey

Keasbey, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Keasbey, New Jersey
Keasbey, New Jersey
Keasbey, New Jersey

Keasbey's location in Middlesex County (Inset: Middlesex County in New Jersey)

Coordinates: 40°31′00″N 74°18′19″W / 40.51667°N 74.30528°W / 40.51667; -74.30528Coordinates: 40°31′00″N 74°18′19″W / 40.51667°N 74.30528°W / 40.51667; -74.30528
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Middlesex
Township Woodbridge
Named for Keasbey family
Elevation 36 ft (11 m)
ZIP code 08832
GNIS feature ID 0877527[1]

Keasbey is a small unincorporated community located within Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.[2] It is located on the western outskirt of Perth Amboy, a city made up, increasingly since the 1960s, of mostly Latinos. Through its proximity to Perth Amboy, and through natural outflow, attraction, and migration, Keasbey is also home to many Hispanic or Latino families.[3]

Keasbey was originally known as Florida Grove due to its picnic areas and beaches. Florida Grove operated until the turn of the nineteenth century when it was abandoned to the clay and brick industries.

The town is named after the Keasbey family, whose home in Morristown is now a museum named Macculloch Hall. One of the brick manufacturers established in Keasbey was a Keasbey family company.

Education

Residents are zoned to the Woodbridge Township School District.

In media

The third wave ska band Catch 22 referenced Keasbey in the title of their album Keasbey Nights in 1998. It was later re-recorded by Streetlight Manifesto in 2006.

Companies

Major employers include:[3]

References

  1. "Keasbey". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 9, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Keasbey community in Woodbridge has changed over the years".
  4. "Join the ShopRite Family and Build your Career Opportunities." ShopRite. Accessed December 22, 2011.
  5. "9. VENDOR A/P STATUS INQUIRY USER GUIDELINES." Wakefern Food Corporation. Accessed December 22, 2011. "Wakefern Food Corp. 5000 Riverside Drive Keasbey, NJ 08832"
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