Locust (also known as Locust Point) is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

located within Middletown Township in Monmouth County,

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State of New Jersey. Accessed February 26, 2015. It is situated along the north banks of the

Navesink River The Navesink River is an estuary, approximately 8 mi (12 km) long in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It is surrounded by the communities of Middletown, Red Bank, Fair Haven and Rumson. Known officially as the North Shre ...

and Claypit Creek. The area consists of mostly medium-to-large sized houses throughout the hilly terrain of this part of the township. The

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connects Locust with

Rumson Rumson is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the borough’s population was 7,343, reflecting a 3.1% increase from the 7,122 enumera ...

to the south.

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External links

History
Middletown Township website]
''Local Names'' (a publication of the NJ Department of Transportation)
accessed throug
New Jersey and You: Perfect Together
(NJ state travel site); accessed 9 September 2006. Middletown Township, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in Monmouth County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in New Jersey {{MonmouthCountyNJ-geo-stub