Cumberland County - New Jersey Genealogy - Ancestry Research & Family History

Archives and Libraries

New Jersey Counties

Bridgeton Free Public Library

Cumberland County Library

Cumberland County Public Libraries

FamilySearch Catalog - Cumberland County, NJ

FamilySearch - Family History Center Locator: Cumberland County

FamilySearch Wiki - Cumberland County, New Jersey

Gibbon House - Greenwich, NJ

Millville Army Airfield Museum - Millville, NJ

Millville Public Library

New Jersey State Archives - Trenton, NJ

New Jersey State Library - Trenton, NJ

Seabrook Educational& Cultural Center - Seabrook, NJ

The Swedish Granary - Greenwich, NJ

USGenWeb Archives - Cumberland County, NJ

Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society Library - Vineland, NJ

Vineland Public Library

The Warren Lummis Genealogical & Historical Library - Greenwich, NJ

Biographies

Biographies - Cumberland County New Jersey

Genealogy Trails History Group - Cumberland County Biographies

USGenWeb Archives - Cumberland County, NJ Biographies

Wikipedia.org - List of people from New Jersey

Cemeteries

American History and Genealogy Project - Cumberland County Cemeteries

Cemetery Records - Cumberland County New Jersey

Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project - Cumberland County, NJ

Epodunk - Cumberland County, NJ Cemeteries

Find a Grave - Cumberland County, NJ Cemeteries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Cumberland County Cemeteries

Interment.net - Cumberland County, NJ Cemeteries

LDS Genealogy - Cumberland County Cemetery Records

NJGenWeb Project - List of cemeteries in Cumberland County

NJGenWeb Project - South Jersey Cemetery Transcription Books For Sale

New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home Cemetery - U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs

The Political Graveyard - Cumberland County, NJ

Tombstone Transcription Project - Cumberland County, NJ

USGenWeb Archives - Cumberland County, NJ Cemeteries

White's Cemetery Listing for Cumberland County, New Jersey

Census Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Cumberland County Census

LDS Genealogy - Cumberland County Census Records

New Jersey 1800 Cumberland County Census Index

USGenWeb Archives - Cumberland County, NJ Census Records

Wikipedia.org - Cumberland County, NJ 2000 Census

Wikipedia.org - Cumberland County, NJ 2010 Census

1830 Census of Cumberland County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1840 Census of Cumberland County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1850 Census of Cumberland County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1860 Census of Cumberland County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1870 Census of Cumberland County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1880 Census of Cumberland County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1880 Census of Cumberland County, NJ - FamilySearch.org

1900 Census of Cumberland County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1910 Census of Cumberland County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1920 Census of Cumberland County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1930 Census of Cumberland County, NJ - Ancestry.com

Church Records

Cumberland County Churches

LDS Genealogy - Cumberland County Church Records

USGenWeb Archives - Cumberland County, NJ Bibles

Court Records

Cumberland County, New Jersey Courthouse

Cumberland County, New Jersey Surrogate's Office

Livingston's Law Register 1851 - Atlantic County, NJ

USGenWeb Archives - Cumberland County, NJ Court Records

Directories

LDS Genealogy - Cumberland County City Directories

NJGenWeb Project - Boyd's Cumberland County Directory, 1881-1882

NJGenWeb Project - Genealogical and Memorial History of New Jersey, 1910

NJGenWeb Project - Industrial Directory of New Jersey, 1918

History

American History and Genealogy Project - Cumberland County History

American History and Genealogy Project - Discovering the Underground Railroad in Cumberland County

American History and Genealogy Project - Greenwich, New Jersey

American History and Genealogy Project - Native Americans in New Jersey

American History and Genealogy Project - NJ Barrier Islands

American History and Genealogy Project - South Jersey Lighthouses

American History and Genealogy Project - The Waterways in Cumberland County

American History and Genealogy Project - The Women in Vineland, NJ

American History and Genealogy Project - Women who voted in Vineland November 3, 1868

Celebrating Over 250 Years of Cumberland County

Cumberland County from Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey

Cumberland County, New Jersey History

Cumberland County, NJ History

Historic Days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865 - Internet Archive

The Historical Marker Database - Cumberland County, NJ

Historical Sketches of Greenwich in Old Cohansey - Internet Archive

History of the Early Settlement and Progress of Cumberland County, New Jersey - Internet Archive

LDS Genealogy - Cumberland County Histories and Genealogies

National Register of Historic Places - Cumberland County, NJ

NJGenWeb Project - List of historic buildings in Cumberland County

USGenWeb Archives - Cumberland County, NJ Area History

USGenWeb Archives - Cumberland County, NJ Family History

Wikipedia.org - Cumberland County, NJ

Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, New Jersey

Immigration Records

LDS Genealogy - Cumberland County Immigration Records

Land Records

BLM Land Records

Cumberland County Clerk

LDS Genealogy - Cumberland County Land Records

USGenWeb Archives - Cumberland County, NJ Land Records

Map Records

Historic Map Works - Cumberland County, New Jersey

LDS Genealogy - Cumberland County Map Records

NJGenWeb Project - Historic maps of Cumberland County in the Rutgers Archives

Wikipedia.org - Cumberland County, NJ Geography

Military Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Cumberland County Military

LDS Genealogy - Cumberland County Military Records

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Cumberland County, New Jersey

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Cumberland County, New Jersey (cont'd)

Revolutionary War New Jersey - The Ultimate Field Guide

The Tea-burners of Cumberland County - Internet Archive

USGenWeb Archives - Cumberland County, NJ Military Records

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

Miscellaneous Records

American History and Genealogy Project - Cumberland County Links

Cumberland County, New Jersey Government

LDS Genealogy - Cumberland County Miscellaneous Records

NJGenWeb Project - Cumberland County Links

Municipalities

Borough of Shiloh, New Jersey

City of Bridgeton, New Jersey

City of Millville, New Jersey

City of Vineland, New Jersey

Cumberland County, New Jersey Municipalities

LDS Genealogy - Cumberland County Records by City/Town

NJGenWeb Project - Cumberland County Municipalities

Township of Commercial, New Jersey

Township of Deerfield, New Jersey

Township of Downe, New Jersey

Township of Fairfield, New Jersey

Township of Greenwich, New Jersey

Township of Hopewell, New Jersey

Township of Lawrence, New Jersey

Township of Maurice River, New Jersey

Township of Stow Creek, New Jersey

Township of Upper Deerfield, New Jersey

Wikipedia.org - Cumberland County, NJ Municipalities

Newspapers

Genealogy Trails History Group - Cumberland County Newspapers

LDS Genealogy - Cumberland County Newspapers

USGenWeb Archives - Cumberland County, NJ Newspaper Articles

Obituaries

The Bridgeton News - Obituaries

Edwards& Son Funeral Home - Obituaries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Cumberland County Obituaries and Death Notices

LDS Genealogy - Cumberland County Obituaries

NJ.com - Obituaries

Obituary Index - Cumberland County, NJ

USGenWeb Archives - Cumberland County, NJ Obituaries

Photography

New Jersey Old Photos | FamilyOldPhotos.com, Genealogy and History Photographs, Old Photos

Bridgeton, New Jersey High School 1912 Football Team | Family Old Photos

Probate Records

Cumberland County, New Jersey Wills Records

LDS Genealogy - Cumberland County Probate Records

USGenWeb Archives - Cumberland County, NJ Wills / Estate Records

Wills - Cumberland County New Jersey

School Records

Cumberland County, New Jersey Education

Genealogy Trails History Group - Data from Training School for the Feeble-Minded

LDS Genealogy - Cumberland County School Records

Bridgeton, New Jersey High School 1912 Football Team | Family Old Photos

Societies & Museums

Bridgeton Hall of Fame All Sports Museum

Bridgeton Historic District

Cumberland County Cultural and Heritage Commission

Cumberland County Historical Society - Greenwich, NJ

Cumberland County, New Jersey Gibbon House

Greenwich Township Historical Society - Gibbstown, NJ

Genealogical Society of New Jersey - Trenton, NJ

Millville Army Air Field Museum

Millville Historical Society

New Jersey Historic Commission

New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail

New Jersey Historical Society - Newark, NJ

New Jersey Lighthouse Society - Absecon Lighthouse

New Sweden Farmstead

Seabrook Educational and Cultural Center

Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society - Vineland, NJ

Wheaton Village, Museum of American Glass

The Woodruff Museum Of Indian Artifacts

Tax Records

Cumberland County, New Jersey Taxation

Cumberland County, New Jersey Treasurer

LDS Genealogy - Cumberland County Tax Records

USGenWeb Archives - Cumberland County, NJ Tax Records

Vital Records

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

Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates - VitalRec.com

Birth Records - Cumberland County New Jersey

Death Records - Cumberland County New Jersey

GEDCOM Index - Cumberland County, New Jersey

Genealogy Trails History Group - Cumberland County Marriage Records

LDS Genealogy - Cumberland County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Cumberland County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Cumberland County Marriage Records

Marriage Records - Cumberland County New Jersey

USGenWeb Archives - Cumberland 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