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Clarks Landing

Ghost town · Ocean County, New Jersey

Asbury Park quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1888, 1:62,500)
Asbury Park quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1888, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Clarks Landing is a ghost town in Ocean County, New Jersey. 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 Clarks Landing as a historical populated place on the Point Pleasant 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 40.0907° N, 74.0607° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePoint Pleasant
Elevation9 ft
Nearest living townPoint Pleasant Beach, NJ
Distance to it0.8 miles
GNIS feature ID875460
Coordinates40.09067, -74.06069

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What's there now

Clarks Landing is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Point Pleasant Beach, NJ (population 4,826), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 9 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Clarks Landing?

Clarks Landing is in Ocean County, New Jersey, at 40.0907, -74.0607.

How many ghost towns are in Ocean County?

Ocean County, New Jersey has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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