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Foul Rift

Ghost town · Warren County, New Jersey

Delaware Water Gap quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500)
Delaware Water Gap quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Foul Rift is a ghost town in Warren County, New Jersey, recorded as human settlement in White Township, New Jersey, United States of America. It is the only former community in Warren County recorded on the federal names register, out of 20 across New Jersey.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Foul Rift as a historical populated place: 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 40.8022° N, 75.0978° W.

Key facts

Elevation246 ft
Nearest living townBrookfield, NJ
Distance to it1.6 miles
Coordinates40.80220, -75.09780

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What's there now

Foul Rift is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brookfield, NJ (population 666), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 246 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Foul Rift, Warren County, New Jersey.
Foul Rift, Warren County, New Jersey. · Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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