Cape May County - New Jersey Genealogy - Ancestry Research & Family History

Archives and Libraries

New Jersey Counties

Archives of the Cape May County Clerk

Avalon Free Public Library

Cape May County Historical Museum - Cape May Court House, NJ

Cape May County Library

Cape May County Library - Bookmobile

Cape May County Library - Cape May City

Cape May County Library - Cape May Court House

Cape May County Library - Lower Township

Cape May County Library - Stone Harbor

Cape May County Library - Sea Isle City Branch

Cape May County Library - Upper Township

Cape May County Library - Wildwood Crest

Cape May County Library - Woodbine

Cape May County Public Libraries

The Colonial House - Cape May, NJ

Cyndi's List - Cape May County Libraries, Archives & Museums

Dennis Township Old School House Museum & History Center

Emlen Physic Estate - Cape May, NJ

George F. Boyer Historical Museum - Wildwood, NJ

Historic Cold Spring Village - Cape May, NJ

The Ocean City Free Public Library

NJGenWeb Project - Cape May County Archives

New Jersey State Archives - Trenton, NJ

New Jersey State Library - Trenton, NJ

Ocean City Historical Museum - Ocean City, NJ

The Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage - Woodbine, NJ

USGenWeb Archives - Cape May County, NJ

Biographies

American History and Genealogy Project - Cape May County Biographies

Biographies - Cape May County New Jersey

Genealogy Trails History Group - Cape May County Biographies

USGenWeb Archives - Cape May County, NJ Biographies

Wikipedia.org - List of people from New Jersey

Cemeteries

American History and Genealogy Project - Cape May County Cemeteries

Cemetery Records - Cape May County New Jersey

Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project - Cape May County, NJ

Cyndi's List - Cape May County Cemeteries & Funeral Homes

Epodunk - Cape May County, NJ Cemeteries

Find a Grave - Cape May County, NJ Cemeteries

The Genealogical Society of New Jersey - Inventory of Cape May County Cemeteries

Interment.net - Cape May County, NJ Cemeteries

LDS Genealogy - Cape May County Cemetery Records

NJGenWeb Project - Cape May County Cemeteries

The Political Graveyard - Cape May County, NJ

Tombstone Transcription Project - Cape May County, NJ

USGenWeb Archives - Cape May County, NJ Cemeteries

White's Cemetery Listing for Southern New Jersey

Census Records

American History and Genealogy Project - Cape May County Census

Cape May County, New Jersey Census Records

Cape May County Census Records - Census Online

Cape May County Census Records - USGenWeb Census Project

Cyndi's List - Cape May County Census

Genealogy Trails History Group - Cape May County Census

LDS Genealogy - Cape May County Census Records

NJGenWeb Project - Cape May County Census

USGenWeb Archives - Cape May County, NJ Census Records

1830 Census of Cape May County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1840 Census of Cape May County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1850 Census of Cape May County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1860 Census of Cape May County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1870 Census of Cape May County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1880 Census of Cape May County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1880 Census of Cape May County, NJ - FamilySearch.org

1900 Census of Cape May County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1910 Census of Cape May County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1920 Census of Cape May County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1930 Census of Cape May County, NJ - Ancestry.com

Church Records

Cyndi's List - Cape May County Religion & Churches

LDS Genealogy - Cape May County Church Records

USGenWeb Archives - Cape May County, NJ Bibles

Court Records

Cape May County, New Jersey Courthouse Records

LDS Genealogy - Cape May County Court Records

Livingston's Law Register 1851 - Cape May County, NJ

NJGenWeb Project - Cape May County Court Records

Directories

American History and Genealogy Project - Cape May County Directories

Cape May County, New Jersey City, County and Rural Directories

LDS Genealogy - Cape May County City Directories

Genealogy

American History and Genealogy Project - Cape May County Family Files

LDS Genealogy - Cape May County Histories and Genealogies

NJGenWeb Project - Cape May County Genealogy

History

American History and Genealogy Project - Cape May County History

Cape May County

Cape May Court House - Living Places

Cape May County New Jersey - Living Places

The Historical Marker Database - Cape May County, NJ

The History of Cape May County, New Jersey -Internet Archive

LDS Genealogy - Cape May County Histories and Genealogies

NJGenWeb Project - Cape May County History

National Register of Historic Places - Cape May County, NJ

The New Jersey Coast in Three Centuries - Google Books

Sketch of the Early History of Cape May County - Internet Archive

Wikipedia.org - Cape May County, NJ

Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places in Cape May County, New Jersey

Immigration Records

LDS Genealogy - Cape May County Immigration Records

Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Cape May County Land Records

NJGenWeb Project - Cape May County Land Records

USGenWeb Archives - Cape May County, NJ Land Records

Map Records

Cyndi's List - Cape May County Maps & Geography

Historic Map Works - Cape May County, New Jersey

LDS Genealogy - Cape May County Map Records

Wikipedia.org - Cape May County, NJ Geography

Military Records

American History and Genealogy Project - Cape May County Military

Genealogy Trails History Group - Cape May County Military

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Cape May County, New Jersey

NJGenWeb Project - Cape May County Military

Revolutionary War New Jersey - The Ultimate Field Guide

USGenWeb Archives - Cape May County, NJ Military Records

World War II Casualties Army and Air Force - Cape May County, NJ

Miscellaneous Records

American History and Genealogy Project - Cape May County Miscellaneous

Cape May County, New Jersey Resources

Cape May County, New Jersey External Links

Cyndi's List - Cape May County General Resources

Cyndi's List - Cape May County Social Networking

LDS Genealogy - Cape May County General Resources

NJGenWeb Project - Cape May County Boards & Lists

NJGenWeb Project - Cape May County Queries

NJGenWeb Project - Cape May County Resources

Queries - Cape May County New Jersey

Municipalities

Borough of Avalon, New Jersey

Borough of Cape May Point, New Jersey

Borough of Stone Harbor, New Jersey

Borough of West Cape May, New Jersey

Borough of West Wildwood, New Jersey

Borough of Wildwood Crest, New Jersey

Borough of Woodbine, New Jersey

City of Cape May, New Jersey

City of North Wildwood, New Jersey

City of Ocean City, New Jersey

City of Sea Isle City, New Jersey

City of Wildwood, New Jersey

LDS Genealogy - Cape May County Municipalities

NJGenWeb Project - Cape May County Cities & Towns

Township of Dennis, New Jersey

Township of Lower, New Jersey

Township of Middle, New Jersey

Township of Upper, New Jersey

Wikipedia.org - Cape May County, NJ Municipalities

Newspapers

Genealogy Trails History Group - Cape May County Newspaper Data

LDS Genealogy - Cape May County Newspapers

USGenWeb Archives - Cape May County, NJ Newspaper Articles

Obituaries

American History and Genealogy Project - Cape May County Obituaries

Cape May County Herald - Obituaries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Cape May County Obituaries

LDS Genealogy - Cape May County Obituaries

Obituary Index - Cape May County, NJ

USGenWeb Archives - Cape May County, NJ Obituaries

Photography

National Archives - Cape May County, New Jersey

Probate Records

American History and Genealogy Project - Cape May County Wills

Genealogy Trails History Group - Cape May County Calendar of Wills

LDS Genealogy - Cape May County Probate Records

USGenWeb Archives - Cape May County, NJ Wills / Estate Records

Wills - Cape May County New Jersey

School Records

American History and Genealogy Project - Cape May County Schools

LDS Genealogy - Cape May County School Records

Wikipedia.org - Cape May County, NJ Education

Societies & Museums

Avalon History Center

Cape May County Historical Museum and Genealogical Society

Colonial House Museum

Cyndi's List - Cape May County Societies & Groups

Dennis Historic Home Owners Association

Dennis Township Schoolhouse

Discovery Seashell Museum

Doo Wop Experience

Endicott-Reardon Family Museum

Emlen Physick Estate

Fireman's Hall History Museum

Forgotten Warriors Vietnam Museum

Genealogical Society of New Jersey - Trenton, NJ

The Greater Cape May Historical Society - Cape May, NJ

Hereford Inlet Lighthouse

Historic Cold Spring Village

The Historical Preservation Society of Upper Township, NJ

Ocean City Historical Museum

The Museum of Cape May County

Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum

New Jersey Historical Society - Newark, NJ

The Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage

Sea Isle City Historical Museum

Stone Harbor Museum

U.S. Life Saving Station 30

Viet Nam Museum

The Wetlands Institute

Wildwood Crest Historical Society - Wildwood Crest, NJ

Wildwood Historical Society - Wildwood, NJ

Tax Records

LDS Genealogy - Cape May County Tax Records

Vital Records

Birth, Marriage, and Death Records - New Jersey Department of Health

Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates - VitalRec.com

Birth Records - Cape May County New Jersey

Cape May County Marriages 1693-1826

Cape May County, New Jersey Vital Records

Cyndi's List - Cape May County Birth, Marriage, Death

Death Records - Cape May County New Jersey

GEDCOM Index - Cape May County, NJ

Genealogy Trails History Group - Cape May County Marriages

Genealogy Trails History Group - Cape May County Mortality Schedules

LDS Genealogy - Cape May County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Cape May County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Cape May County Marriage Records

Marriage Records - Cape May County New Jersey

NJGenWeb Project - Cape May County Vital Records

USGenWeb Archives - Cape May County, NJ Vital Records

New Jersey County Records

Many New Jersey family records can be found online and at various archives and libraries located throughout the state of New Jersey . Many millions of records aren't yet available online, though, and many of these are awaiting your discovery at the local level at county courthouses, historical societies, churches, town clerks' offices, cemeteries, and elsewhere in New Jersey. To find these and other records, click on the links below to find more information about the specific counties where your ancestors lived in New Jersey. You'll find information on these pages that will lead you to the specific documentation you're searching for.

It is important to keep in mind when doing research that the names and boundaries of certain counties in New Jersey have changed over the past few hundred years. Your ancestors may have lived on a certain farm in one county and when borders were redrawn records relating to your family history might have been located in another area entirely. When searching for land, court, tax, and other records it is also a good idea to search for these records in adjacent counties. Following is a complete list of New Jersey's 21 counties along with their formation dates, county seats, and names of parent counties.

Formation Date

1837

1675

1681

1844

1685

1748

1675

1686

1840

1714

1838

1675

1675

1739

1850

1837

1681

1688

1753

1857

1824

County Seat

Mays Landing

Hackensack

Mount Holly Township

Camden

Cape May Courthouse

Bridgeton

Newark

Woodbury

Jersey City

Flemington

Trenton

New Brunswick

Freehold Borough

Morristown

Toms River

Paterson

Salem

Somerville

Newton

Elizabeth

Belvidere

Parent County

Gloucester County

Original county

Original county

Gloucester County

Burlington County

Salem County

Original county

Burlington County

Bergen County

Burlington County

Various counties

Original county

Original county

Hunterdon County

Monmouth County

Bergen & Essex Counties

Original county

Middlesex County

Morris County

Essex County

Sussex County