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Whig Lane, New Jersey
Whig Lane, New Jersey is located in Salem County, New Jersey
Whig Lane, New Jersey
Whig Lane, New Jersey
Location in Salem County, New Jersey
Whig Lane, New Jersey is located in New Jersey
Whig Lane, New Jersey
Whig Lane, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Whig Lane, New Jersey is located in the United States
Whig Lane, New Jersey
Whig Lane, New Jersey
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Salem
Township Upper Pittsgrove
Elevation
44 m (144 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 881769

Whig Lane is an unincorporated community located within Upper Pittsgrove Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. It is located approximately 5 mi (8.0 km) east of Woodstown.

The settlement is named for an altercation which occurred there in 1769 between Tories and Whigs. Around that time—prior to the American Revolution—one part of the settlement was also called "Tory Lane".

Whig Lane had a post office in 1897.

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