Bradevelt is an unincorporated community located within the Morganville section of Marlboro Township, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

The area consists of a mix of businesses along the two main roads, farmland, and the remains of the Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital which is being converted to Big Brook Park.

[4] The former Monmouth County Agricultural Railroad (a portion of which is now part of the Henry Hudson Trail) runs north and south through Bradevelt.

[8] However, the area was also known for Rome, Paragon and Stark apples, which won awards[9][10][11] as well as peaches, corn[12][13] and amber wheat.

At various times, the area was known for turkey production[16] and other poultry,[17] boar,[18] Berkshire pigs, calves, cows, Khedive Bulls, horses and ads to sell them were common in local livestock magazines.

The infestation was so bad that the township of Marlboro, and specifically Bradevelt was placed under a Quarantine.

All produce sold had to be certified by the state lab in Riverton where it had to be inspected free of Japanese Beetles.

In 1865, the mail was handled by Patrick Carton who lost an arm in the Civil War.

[29] However, the population did not support a separate dispatch and the Post Office was closed in February 1932.

[36] Found in a Marl pit in Bradevelt was evidence that New Jersey had chestnuts growing 60 million years ago.