Aserdaten
Ghost town · Ocean County, New Jersey

Aserdaten is a ghost town in Ocean County, New Jersey, recorded as human settlement in Lacey Township, New Jersey, United States of America. It is one of 5 former communities in Ocean County on the federal names register. No county in New Jersey has more among the 10 New Jersey counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Aserdaten as a historical populated place on the Brookville topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.8565° N, 74.3379° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Brookville |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 147 ft |
| Nearest living town | Crestwood Village, NJ |
| Distance to it | 6.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 882943 |
| Coordinates | 39.85651, -74.33792 |
What's there now
Aserdaten is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Crestwood Village, NJ (population 7,951), about 6.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 147 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Davenportghost town · Ocean County · 4.9 mi
- Crossleyghost town · Ocean County · 7 mi
- Island Beachghost town · Ocean County · 13.6 mi
- Barnegat Lighthouselighthouse · Ocean County · 13.9 mi
- Ong's Hatghost town · Burlington County · 15.5 mi
- Harrisvilleghost town · Burlington County · 16.7 mi
- High Crossingghost town · Burlington County · 17.4 mi
- Clarks Landingghost town · Ocean County · 21.9 mi
- Batsto Villageghost town · Burlington County · 22.2 mi
- Sea Girt Lightlighthouse · Monmouth County · 25.4 mi
- Brigantine Lighthouselighthouse · Atlantic County · 32.1 mi
- Absecon Lightlighthouse · Atlantic County · 34.2 mi
Questions
Where is Aserdaten?
Aserdaten is in Ocean County, New Jersey, at 39.8565, -74.3379.
How many ghost towns are in Ocean County?
Ocean County, New Jersey has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.