Cream Ridge, New Jersey

This article is about a community in Monmouth County, New Jersey. For the winery in that community, see Cream Ridge Winery. 

Cream Ridge, New Jersey

Unincorporated community

Center of Cream Ridge at CR 539 and Burlington Path Road

Center of Cream Ridge at CR 539 and Burlington Path Road

Cream Ridge, New Jersey is located in Monmouth County, New JerseyCream Ridge, New JerseyCream Ridge, New Jersey

Location of Cream Ridge in Monmouth County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey

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Coordinates: 40°08′06″N 74°31′27″WCoordinates: 40°08′06″N 74°31′27″W

Country United States

State New Jersey

CountyMonmouth

TownshipUpper Freehold

Elevation[1]131 ft (40 m)

GNIS feature ID875715[1]

Cream Ridge is an unincorporated community located within Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.[2] The rural area is made up of farmland, on which are located many horse farms. Numerous small business line with County Route 539.[citation needed]

History

The soil in Cream Ridge is Freehold sandy loam, some of the richest in the state of New Jersey. Many of the early residents became relatively wealthy "gentleman" farmers, with the actual farm work done by tenant farmers. Most of the early families were Presbyterians, Quakers, or Northern Baptists. Some of the surnames associated with the area are Holmes, Meirs, Rue, Cox, Wright, Lawrence, and Ridgway. The "gentleman" farmer lifestyle was dramatically curtailed during the Great Depression and after WWII, although remnants of this bygone lifestyle existed into the 1980s