Gloucester County

Archives and Libraries

New Jersey Counties

Deptford Free Public Library

FamilySearch Catalog

FamilySearch Wiki - Gloucester County, New Jersey

Franklin Twp. Public Library

Free Public Library of Monroe Township

Gloucester County Library System

Gloucester County Library System - Glassboro Branch

Gloucester County Library System - Greenwich Township Branch

Gloucester County Library System - Innovation Studio

Gloucester County Library System - Logan Township Branch

Gloucester County Library System - Mullica Hill Branch

Gloucester County Library System - Newfield Public Library

Gloucester County Public Libraries - Swedesboro Branch

Gill Memorial Library

Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library

McCowan Memorial Library

New Jersey State Archives - Trenton, NJ

New Jersey State Library - Trenton, NJ

Red Bank Battlefield Park

USGenWeb Archives - Gloucester County, NJ

Wenonah Free Public Library

West Deptford Free Public Library

Westville Free Public Library

Woodbury Public Library

Biographies

American History and Genealogy - Gloucester County, NJ Biographies

Biographies - Gloucester County New Jersey

Genealogy Trails History Group - Gloucester County, NJ Biographies

USGenWeb Archives - Gloucester County, NJ Biographies

Wikipedia.org - Gloucester County, NJ Notable People

Wikipedia.org - List of people from New Jersey

Cemeteries

Census Records

American History and Genealogy - Gloucester County, NJ Census Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Gloucester County, NJ Census Records

Gloucester County Census Records

Gloucester County Federal Census Index - US-Census.org

LDS Genealogy - Gloucester County Census Records

1830 Census of Gloucester County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1840 Census of Gloucester County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1850 Census of Gloucester County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1860 Census of Gloucester County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1870 Census of Gloucester County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1880 Census of Gloucester County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1880 Census of Gloucester County, NJ - FamilySearch.org

1900 Census of Gloucester County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1910 Census of Gloucester County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1920 Census of Gloucester County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1930 Census of Gloucester County, NJ - Ancestry.com

Church Records

LDS Genealogy - Gloucester County Church Records

New Jersey Churchscape

USGenWeb Archives - Gloucester County, NJ Bibles

Court Records

Court Records - Gloucester County New Jersey

Gloucester County, NJ Surrogate

LDS Genealogy - Gloucester County Court Records

Livingston's Law Register 1851 - Gloucester County, NJ

USGenWeb Archives - Gloucester County, NJ Court Records

Directories

American History and Genealogy - Gloucester County, NJ Directories

LDS Genealogy - Gloucester County City Directories

History

Immigration Records

Gloucester County, New Jersey Naturalization Petitions (1907-1917)

LDS Genealogy - Gloucester County Immigration Records

Land Records

BLM Land Records

Gloucester County, NJ Clerk

LDS Genealogy - Gloucester County Land Records

USGenWeb Archives - Gloucester County, NJ Land Records

Map Records

American History and Genealogy - Gloucester County, NJ Land/Maps

Gloucester County, NJ Maps

Historic Map Works - Gloucester County, New Jersey

LDS Genealogy - Gloucester County Map Records

Wikipedia.org - Gloucester County, NJ Geography

Military Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Gloucester County, NJ Military

LDS Genealogy - Gloucester County Military Records

Military Records - Gloucester County New Jersey

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

Revolutionary War New Jersey - The Ultimate Field Guide

USGenWeb Archives - Gloucester County, NJ Military Records

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

Minority Records

American History and Genealogy - Gloucester County, NJ Indian Tribes

American History and Genealogy - Slavery in Old Gloucester, New Jersey

LDS Genealogy - Gloucester County Minority Records

Miscellaneous Records

American History and Genealogy - Inn and Tavern Licenses

Gloucester County, NJ Government

LDS Genealogy - Gloucester County Miscellaneous Records

West Jersey History Project

Municipalities

Gloucester County, NJ Municipalities

LDS Genealogy - Gloucester County Records by City/Town

Wikipedia.org - Gloucester County, NJ Municipalities

Newspapers

Genealogy Trails History Group - Gloucester County, NJ Newspaper Stories

Gloucester County - New Jersey Digitized Historic Newspapers

LDS Genealogy - Gloucester County Newspapers

Newspaper Articles - Gloucester County New Jersey

USGenWeb Archives - Gloucester County, NJ Newspaper Articles

Obituaries

Barclay Funeral Home - Obituaries

Boucher Funeral Home - Obituaries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Gloucester County, NJ Obituaries and Death Notices

The Gloucester County Times - Obituaries

LDS Genealogy - Gloucester County Obituaries

Landolfi Funeral Home - Obituaries

Obituary Index -Gloucester County, NJ

USGenWeb Archives - Gloucester County, NJ Obituaries

Photography

National Archives - Gloucester County, New Jersey

New Jersey Old Photos - FamilyOldPhotos.com

Probate Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Gloucester County, NJ Wills

Gloucester County, NJ Estates & Probate

Gloucester County, New Jersey Wills Records

LDS Genealogy - Gloucester County Probate Records

USGenWeb Archives - Gloucester County, NJ Wills / Estate Records

Wills - Gloucester County New Jersey

School Records

Gloucester County, NJ Rowan College at GC

LDS Genealogy - Gloucester County School Records

Wikipedia.org - Gloucester County, NJ Education

Societies & Museums

Genealogical Society of New Jersey - Trenton, NJ

Harrison Township Historical Society - Mullica Hill, NJ

Heritage Glass Museum

Monroe Township Historical Society - Williamstown, NJ

Museum - Gloucester County Historical Society

NJGenweb Project - Gloucester County Marriages

New Jersey Historical Society - Newark, NJ

Red Bank Chapter - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

South Jersey Museum of American History

West Deptford Historical Association - West Deptford, NJ

Whitall House/Red Bank Battlefield

Woodbury's Historic Preservation Commission - Woodbury, NJ

Tax Records

Gloucester County, NJ Board of Taxation & County Assessor's Office

Gloucester County, NJ Tax Records

Gloucester County, NJ Treasurer's Office

LDS Genealogy - Gloucester County Tax Records

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

Genealogy Resources in Gloucester County, New Jersey