West Freehold (also historically known as "Mount's Corner") was settled as early as the late seventeenth century primarily by English and Scottish Presbyterians, Baptists, and Quakers escaping religious persecution from Scotland and nearby New England.

[12][13] A major transportation artery that was located in West Freehold was the Burlington Path, a stagecoach route that connected Burlington, which was at the time the capital of West Jersey, and Perth Amboy, which was at the time the capital of East Jersey.

[11] The Battle of Monmouth during the American Revolutionary War was fought in countryside less than 2 miles (3 km) northwest of West Freehold.

Moses Mount, a private during the Revolutionary War and aide to George Washington, was the inn's first keeper.

[11][15] Freehold Township in its early days was a place of refuge for persecuted religious groups, such as Presbyterians, Baptists, and Quakers.

They settled on a large piece of farmland, roughly where much of the present Mount's Corner Shopping Center is located, as early as 1720.

[16] During the Battle of Monmouth, their dwelling suffered significant damage from invading British troops.

Luckily, matriarch Hannah Solomon, who was widowed, and her two sons were able to save their house after it was set on fire.

"[16] Located at what is now Wemrock Road, adjacent to West Main Street, this schoolhouse was built in 1848 and educated the children that lived within the community until 1937.

[11] Operated for centuries, this property is the earliest remaining farmstead in Freehold and is one of the oldest preserved structures in Monmouth County.

[17] Since then, the farmstead had been transferred/sold by multiple families, including Barclay, Reid, Bowne, Clark, Walker, Combs, Schanck, Hartshorne, and Oakley.

She worked hard to preserve it, having accomplished her life's goal in having the farm added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Monmouth Battlefield State Park is 2 miles (3 km) northwest of the historic center of West Freehold.

The gated community features condominiums that were built in the 1980s and 1990s, along with a wide array of amenities offered to its residents.

The facility has 287 beds and is part of CentraState Healthcare System, the county's fourth-largest employer.