Ely is an unincorporated community located within Millstone Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

[2] The settlement is named for the Ely family that owned property in the area and operated the Charleston Springs hotel.

[3][4] Today, the settlement is located along Stage Coach Road, County Route 524, in the eastern portion of the township.

Most of the area consists of large single-family homes though some farmland and the township-owned Brandywine Soccer Complex are located in the near the settlement.

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