Frequently Asked Questions   Q.  7/19/2007   I cannot find any information on the origins / history of either “Lanes Mill” or “Burnt Tavern” roads.  Are they just nice-sounding names, or were they actual places in Brick at some point?     A. Yes they are nice sounding name, however there is some history behind these names.  Lanes Mill Road gets its name from the Lane brothers who ran two mills one grist and one saw. They were located at what is now the corners of Lanes Mill Road and County Line Road. You may have noticed a stream there which may have supplied the power for their mills.   Burnt Tavern Road was established in 1804 and ran from Smithburg to the Atlantic Ocean, this area was Howell Township, Monmouth County at that time. There are still many people around who recall Burnt Tavern Road as their road to the shore from western New Jersey. As to was there a tavern on the Road. I have never been able to establish that. However, being established in 1804 and the distance the road covered there probably was a tavern at one time.