Mayetta, New Jersey
| Mayetta, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Mayetta  Mayetta  Mayetta Mayetta's location in Ocean County (Inset: Ocean County in New Jersey) | |
| Coordinates: 39°40′40″N 74°16′23″W / 39.67778°N 74.27306°W | |
| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 New Jersey |
| County | Ocean |
| Township | Stafford |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| GNIS feature ID | 878205[1] |
Mayetta is an unincorporated community located within Stafford Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.[2] U.S. Route 9 is a major highway that travels through Mayetta.[3]
Notable people
- Martin Truex, Jr. (born 1980), a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver who currently pilots Furniture Row Racing's #78 Toyota Camry and lived in Mayetta.[4]
- Martin Truex, Sr. (born 1948), former driver who competed in the Busch North Series.[5]
- Ryan Truex (born 1992), driver who has competed in NASCAR, previously driving BK Racing's #83 Toyota Camry in the Sprint Cup Series.[6]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mayetta, New Jersey
- ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 23, 2015.
- ↑ Ocean County Historical Society (1997). Downshore from Manahawkin to New Gretna. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0738564451. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ↑ Orr, Conor. "Mayetta's Ryan Truex making rapid NASCAR rise while following in brother Martin's footsteps", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, July 17, 2010. Accessed May 10, 2015.
- ↑ Procida, Lee. "A younger Truex chose a passion for cars over a life at sea", The Press of Atlantic City, February 14, 2010. Accessed October 9, 2015. "When he does come home, he tends to keep to himself, hanging out at his parents' home in the Mayetta section or with his close friend from grade school Adam Sherer, who owns Sherer's Boat Basin in Barnegat Township."
- ↑ Russo, John. "Stafford Township's Ryan Truex excited to compete full time on NASCAR's Sprint Cup series", The Press of Atlantic City, January 21, 2014. Accessed May 10, 2015.
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