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

Archives and Libraries

New Jersey Counties

Boonton Holmes Public Library - Boonton, NJ

Butler Museum - Butler, NJ

Butler Public Library

Chester Library

Denville Twp Public Library

Dover Free Public Library

East Hanover Township Library

Florham Park Public Library

Fosterfields Living Historical Farm

Frelinghuysen Arboretum

The Heritage Collection at the Mount Olive Public Library - Flanders, NJ

Historic Speedwell - Morristown, NJ

Historical Archive Room - Mendham Borough Library

Jefferson Township Public Library

Kemmerer Library-Harding Township

Kinnelon Public Library

Library of The Chathams

Lincoln Park Public Library

Local History - Riverdale Public Library

Madison Public Library

Mendham Borough Library

The Methodist Archives and History Center - Madison, NJ

Montville Township Public Library

Morris County Library

Morris County Public Libraries

Morris County, NJ Libraries

Morris Museum - Morristown, NJ

Morris Plains Library

The Morristown & Morris Township Library

Mt Arlington Public Library

Mount Olive Public Library

Mountain Lakes Public Library

NJGenWeb Project - Morris County Libraries

New Jersey State Archives - Trenton, NJ

New Jersey State Library - Trenton, NJ

Parsippany Library

Passaic Public Library

Pequannock Township Public Library

Ralston General Store - Mendham, NJ

Randolph Township Free Public Library

Riverdale Free Public Library

Rockaway Township Free Public Library

Roxbury Public Library

Washington Twp Public Library

Wharton Public Library

Whippanong Library

USGenWeb Archives - Morris County, NJ

Biographies

Biographies - Morris County New Jersey

Genealogy Trails History Group - Morris County Biographies

NJGenWeb Project - Morris County Biographies

USGenWeb Archives - Morris County, NJ Biographies

Wikipedia.org - List of people from New Jersey

Cemeteries

Cemetery Records - Morris County New Jersey

Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project - Morris County, NJ

Epodunk - Morris County, NJ Cemeteries

Find a Grave - Morris County, NJ Cemeteries

The Genealogical Society of New Jersey - Inventory of Morris County Cemeteries

Graveyard Records of the True Reformed Church, Montville, New Jersey on Changebridge Road

Headstone Photographs and Transcription for Montville Reformed Church Graveyard - Montville, NJ

Historic Butler-Bloomingdale Cemetery- Butler, NJ

Inscriptions on the Tomb Stones & Monuments In the Grave Yards at Whippany & Hanover

Interment.net - Morris County, NJ Cemeteries

LDS Genealogy - Morris County Cemetery Records

Montville "Sededers" Cemetery - Montville, NJ

Montville New Jersey Reformed Cemetery (A-C Surnames)

NJGenWeb Project - Morris County Cemeteries

NJGenWeb Project - Morris County Funeral Homes

Pine Brook Cemetery - Montville, NJ

The Political Graveyard - Morris County, NJ

Tombstone Transcription Project - Morris County, NJ

USGenWeb Archives - Morris County, NJ Cemeteries

Whippany Grave Yard (Morris Co.), N.J.

Who's Who In The Grave Yard Of The Presbyterian Church in Morristown

Census Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Morris County Census

LDS Genealogy - Morris County Census Records

Morris Co. Census Records - Census Online

Morris County Federal Census Index - US-Census.org

NJGenWeb Project - Morris County Census, Tax & City Directories

Morris County, New Jersey Census Records

Town Officers Pequannock Twp. 1740-1749

Town Officers Pequannock Twp. 1750-1759

1820 Census, Roxbury Township

1830 Census of Morris County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1840 Census of Morris County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1850 Census of Morris County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1860 Census of Morris County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1870 Census of Morris County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1880 Census of Morris County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1880 Census of Morris County, NJ - FamilySearch.org

1900 Census of Morris County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1910 Census of Morris County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1920 Census of Morris County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1930 Census of Morris County, NJ - Ancestry.com

Church Records

First Reformed Dutch Church at Montville, Morris Co., Baptisms 1786-1828

LDS Genealogy - Morris County Church Records

New Jersey Churchscape - Morris County

NJGenWeb Project - Morris County Churches

NJGenWeb Project - Morris County Family Bibles

USGenWeb Archives - Morris County, NJ Bibles

USGenWeb Archives - Morris County, NJ Church Records

Court Records

Court Records - Morris County New Jersey

Livingston's Law Register 1851 - Morris County, NJ

Morris County, New Jersey Courthouse Records

Directories

LDS Genealogy - Morris County City Directories

NJGenWeb Project - Morris County Census, Tax & City Directories

History

Annals of Morris County 1876 - Internet Archive

Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey - Family History Archives

The Historical Marker Database - Morris County, NJ

History of Morris County

LDS Genealogy - Morris County Histories and Genealogies

Morris County, NJ History

National Register of Historic Places - Morris County, NJ

New Jersey Pier Family

New Jersey Post Family

NJGenWeb Project - Morris County History

NJGenWeb Project - Morris County 9-11 Memorial

USGenWeb Archives - Morris County, NJ Area History

USGenWeb Archives - Morris County, NJ Family History

Wikipedia.org - Morris County, NJ

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

Immigration Records

LDS Genealogy - Morris County Immigration Records

Land Records

BLM Land Records

Deed Records - Morris County New Jersey

LDS Genealogy - Morris County Land Records

Morris County, NJ Clerk

Map Records

Historic Map Works - Morris County, New Jersey

LDS Genealogy - Morris County Map Records

Morris County, NJ Geographic Information System

NJGenWeb Project - Morris County Maps

Wikipedia.org - Morris County, NJ Geography

Military Records

Civil War Soldiers - Mount Olive Township, NJ

Genealogy Trails History Group - Morris County Military

LDS Genealogy - Morris County Military Records

Military Records - Morris County New Jersey

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

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

NJGenWeb Project - Morris County Military

The Revolutionary Forefathers of Morris County

Revolutionary War New Jersey - The Ultimate Field Guide

USGenWeb Archives - Morris County, NJ Military Records

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

Minority Records

LDS Genealogy - Morris County Minority Records

Miscellaneous Records

FamilySearch Wiki - Morris County, New Jersey

Genealogy Trails History Group - Morris County Records

LDS Genealogy - Morris County Miscellaneous Records

Morris County, NJ Government

Morris County, NJ Heritage Commission

Morris County, NJ Historic Preservation Program

Morris County, New Jersey Resources

Morris County, New Jersey External Links

NJGenWeb Project - Morris County General Info

Municipalities

LDS Genealogy - Morris County Records by City/Town

Morris County, NJ Municipalities

NJGenWeb Project - Morris County Towns

Wikipedia.org - Morris County, NJ Municipalities

Newspapers

Genealogy Trails History Group - Morris County Newspaper Data

LDS Genealogy - Morris County Newspapers and Obituaries

Morris County - New Jersey Digitized Historic Newspapers

Morris County, NJ News

NJGenWeb Project - Morris County Newspapers

RBdigital Magazines

Obituaries

Bermingham Funeral Home - Obituaries

Daily Record - Obituaries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Morris County Obituaries

LDS Genealogy - Morris County Newspapers and Obituaries

The Madison Eagle - Obituaries

The Morrison Funeral Home - Obituaries

Obituary Index - Morris County, NJ

The Record and Herald News - Obituaries

USGenWeb Archives - Morris County, NJ Obituaries

Photography

National Archives - Morris County, New Jersey

New Jersey Old Photos - FamilyOldPhotos.com

Probate Records

LDS Genealogy - Morris County Probate Records

Morris County, NJ Surrogate

NJGenWeb Project - Morris County Vital Records

USGenWeb Archives - Morris County, NJ Wills / Estate Records

School Records

LDS Genealogy - Morris County School Records

Morris County, NJ College

Morris County, NJ Schools

Morris County, NJ Superintendent of Schools/Office of Education

USGenWeb Archives - Morris County, NJ School Records

Wikipedia.org - Morris County, NJ Education

Societies & Museums

The Boonton Historical Society & Museum - Boonton, NJ

Butler Museum

Chatham Historical Society - Chatham, NJ

Chester Historical Society - Chester, NJ

Dover Area Historical Society

East Hanover Historical Society

Ferro Monte Chapter - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Ferromonte Historical Society - Mine Hill, NJ

The Frelinghuysen Arboretum

Friends of Fosterfields & Cooper Gristmill

Genealogical Society of New Jersey - Trenton, NJ

Historical Society of Old Randolph - Randolph, NJ

Historical Society of the Rockaways

Imagine That!!!®

Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest - Whippany, NJ

The Lincoln Park-Beavertown Historical Society

Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum

L'Ecole, Kinnelon Museum

Lincoln Park History Museum

Long Hill Township Historical Society

Macculloch Hall Historical Museum - Morristown, NJ

Madison Historical Society - Madison, NJ

Montville Historical Society - Montville, NJ

Morris Area Genealogy Society - Convent Station, NJ

Morris County Historical Society - Morristown, NJ

Morris County, NJ Arts & Culture

Morris Museum

Morris Plains Borough Museum

Morristown National Historical Park

Mount Arlington Historical Society - Mount Arlington, NJ

The Mount Arlington Historical Society

Mount Olive Township Historical Society

Mount Tabor Historical Society - Mount Tabor, NJ

Mountain Lakes Historic Preservation Committee

Montville Township Historical Museum - Montville, NJ

Museum of Early Trades and Crafts - Madison, NJ

New Jersey Historical Society - Newark, NJ

Parsippany Historical and Preservation Society - Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ

Pequannock Township Historic District Commission - Pompton Plains, NJ

Ralston Cider Mill

Ralston Historical Association - Mendham, NJ

Randolph Historical Society Museum

Randolph Museum

Schuyler-Hamilton House Museum

The Stickley Museum - Morris Plains, NJ

Washington Township Historic Preservation Commission - Long Valley, NJ

Washington Township Historical Society Museum

Wharton Historical Society - Wharton, NJ

Whippany Railway Museum - Whippany, NJ

Tax Records

LDS Genealogy - Morris County Tax Records

NJGenWeb Project - Morris County Census, Tax & City Directories

Vital Records

Baptisms & Marriages Extracted from History and Records of the Methodist Episcopal Church - Mendham, NJ

Baptisms and Marriages of Pinebrook Methodist Church - Pinebrook, N J

Baptisms at the First Reformed Dutch Church of Montville 1786-1799

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

Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates - VitalRec.com

Death Records - Morris County New Jersey

Death Registers of Presbyterian and Baptist Congregations - Morristown, NJ

First Reformed Dutch Church at Montville, Morris Co., Marriages 1826-1873

GEDCOM Index - Morris County, New Jersey

Genealogy Trails History Group - Morris County Marriages

Genealogy Trails History Group - Morris County Marriage Records

LDS Genealogy - Morris County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Morris County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Morris County Marriage Records

Marriage Records - Morris County New Jersey

Marriages and Baptisms 1746-1796 - Hanover, NJ

Marriages at the Reformed Dutch Church of Montville 1863-1873

Morris County, New Jersey Vital Records

NJGenWeb Project - Morris County Vital Records

NJ Vital Records - Morris County Library

USGenWeb Archives - Morris 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