History
Manalapan Township was set off from Freehold Township and formally organised in 1848 — it takes its name from Lenape words roughly meaning "good land to settle upon." It sits in the western part of the county, about 15 miles inland from the shore, which puts it on the far edge of where we cover.
Source: Manalapan Township — History; FamilySearch — Manalapan Township, New Jersey







