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Coordinates: 40°48′23″N 74°06′40″W / 40.80639°N 74.11111°W / 40.80639; -74.11111Coordinates: 40°48′23″N 74°06′40″W / 40.80639°N 74.11111°W / 40.80639; -74.11111 | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Bergen |
Township | Lyndhurst |
Elevation [1] | 98 ft (30 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 877576[1] |
Kingsland is an unincorporated community located within Lyndhurst Township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.[2]
History
The Kingsland family possessed a large tract of land in the area known as Kingsland Manor. In 1872, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad established a railway through the township, and erected a depot in the settlement named
"Kingsland" in honor of the family. A railroad shop was built, and houses erected for the railroad employees. Church services were held in the train depot.[3]
Kingsland had a post office.[4]
References
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^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 7, 2015.
^ Clayton, W. Woodford (1882). History of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. Everts & Peck. pp. 299, 304.
^ Industries of New Jersey. Historical Publishing Company. 1882. p. 95.
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