Wheatland, New Jersey

Wheatland (also called Pasadena^[2]) is an unincorporated community within Manchester Township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[1][3]

Wheatland, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Settlement as seen from Pasadena Road
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Coordinates: 39°53′42″N 74°26′02″W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Ocean
Township	Manchester
Elevation [1]	45 m (148 ft)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	881766[1]

Wheatland is located approximately four miles (6.4 km) southwest of Whiting, along a now-abandoned line of the New Jersey Southern Railroad.^[4]

The Pasadena Wildlife Management Area is located east of the settlement.^[5]

History

Sand—mined from nearby pits—was used to manufacture clay drain pipes at a factory erected at Wheatland during the 1870s.^[6]

In 1882, Wheatland had a post office, and a population of 125.^[4]