Somerset County

Archives and Libraries

New Jersey Counties

The Abraham Staats House - South Bound Brook, NJ

Bernards Township Library

Bernardsville Public Library

Clarence Dillon Public Library

FamilySearch Catalog

Franklin Township Public Library

The Local History Room - Bernardsville Library

New Jersey State Archives - Trenton, NJ

New Jersey State Library - Trenton, NJ

Raritan Public Library

Somerset County Library System of New Jersey

Somerset County Library System of New Jersey - Branches

Somerset County Public Libraries

USGenWeb Archives - Somerset County, NJ

Biographies

Biographies - Somerset County New Jersey

NJGenWeb Project - Salem County Biographies

USGenWeb Archives - Somerset County, NJ Biographies

Wikipedia.org - List of people from New Jersey

Cemeteries

Cemetery Records - Somerset County New Jersey

Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project - Somerset County, NJ

Epodunk - Somerset County, NJ Cemeteries

Find a Grave - Somerset County, NJ Cemeteries

Interment.net - Somerset County, NJ Cemeteries

LDS Genealogy - Somerset County Cemetery Records

Lamington Black Cemetery - Bedminster, NJ

NJGenWeb Project - Somerset County Cemetery Records

The Political Graveyard - Somerset County, NJ

Tombstone Transcription Project - Somerset County, NJ

USGenWeb Archives - Somerset County Cemeteries

Census Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Somerset County Census, Mortality and Tax Records

LDS Genealogy - Somerset County Census Records

Somerset Co. Census Records - Census Online

Somerset County Federal Census Index - US-Census.org

Somerset County, NJ Census/Quick Facts

Somerset County, New Jersey Census Records

1830 Census of Somerset County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1840 Census of Somerset County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1850 Census of Somerset County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1860 Census of Somerset County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1870 Census of Somerset County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1880 Census of Somerset County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1880 Census of Somerset County, NJ - FamilySearch.org

1900 Census of Somerset County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1900 Census of Somerset County, NJ - USGenWeb Census Project

1910 Census of Somerset County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1920 Census of Somerset County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1930 Census of Somerset County, NJ - Ancestry.com

Church Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Somerset County Bible Records

LDS Genealogy - Somerset County Church Records

New Jersey Churchscape - Somerset County

NJGenWeb Project - Somerset County Churches

USGenWeb Archives - Somerset County, NJ Bibles

Court Records

LDS Genealogy - Somerset County Court Records

Livingston's Law Register 1851 - Somerset County, NJ

Somerset County, New Jersey Courthouse Records

Somerset County, NJ Surrogate

Directories

LDS Genealogy - Somerset County City Directories

Somerset County, NJ Directory

Somerset County, New Jersey 1914 Farm and Business Directory

History

The Daily Union History of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey - Internet Archive

Genealogy Trails History Group - Somerset County History

Heston's Hand-book - Internet Archive

The Historical Marker Database - Somerset County, NJ

LDS Genealogy - Somerset County Histories and Genealogies

National Register of Historic Places - Somerset County, NJ

The New Jersey Coast in Three Centuries - Google Books

Somerset County, NJ About Somerset County

USGenWeb Archives - Somerset County, NJ Family History

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

Wikipedia.org - Somerset County, NJ

Immigration Records

LDS Genealogy - Somerset County Immigration Records

Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Somerset County Land Records

Map Records

Historic Map Works - Somerset County, New Jersey

LDS Genealogy - Somerset County Map Records

Somerset County, NJ Maps

Wikipedia.org - Somerset County, NJ Geography

Military Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Somerset County Military Data

LDS Genealogy - Somerset County Military Records

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

NJGenWeb Project - Somerset County Military

Somerset County, NJ Wall of Honor

Revolutionary War New Jersey - The Ultimate Field Guide

USGenWeb Archives - Somerset County, NJ Military Records

World War II Casualties Army and Air Force

Miscellaneous Records

FamilySearch Wiki - Somerset County, New Jersey

LDS Genealogy - Somerset County Miscellaneous Records

NJGenWeb Project - Somerset County References

Somerset County, NJ Government

Somerset County, New Jersey External Links

Somerset County, New Jersey Resources

Municipalities

Newspapers

Genealogy Trails History Group - Somerset County Newspapers

LDS Genealogy - Somerset County Newspapers

Somerset County - New Jersey Digitized Historic Newspapers

Somerset County, NJ News

USGenWeb Archives - Somerset County, NJ Newspaper Articles

Obituaries

Adams-Perfect Funeral Homes - Obituaries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Somerset County Obituaries

Hammonton Gazette - Obituaries

LDS Genealogy - Somerset County Obituaries

Mikal's Funeral Parlor - Obituaries

Obituaries - Somerset County New Jersey

Obituary Index - Somerset County, NJ

The Press of Atlantic City - Obituaries

USGenWeb Archives - Somerset County, NJ Obituaries

Photography

National Archives - Somerset County, New Jersey

New Jersey Old Photos - FamilyOldPhotos.com

Skillman, New Jersey Baseball Team 1908 | FamilyOldPhotos.com

Probate Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Somerset County Callendar of Wills

LDS Genealogy - Somerset County Probate Records

USGenWeb Archives - Somerset County, NJ Wills/Estate Records

School Records

LDS Genealogy - Somerset County School Records

Somerset Hills School District

USGenWeb Archives - Somerset County, NJ School Records

Wikipedia.org - Somerset County, NJ Education

Societies & Museums

Blackwells Mills Canal House Association

Children's Museum

Elizabeth Snyder-Continental Chapter - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Exempt Fireman Museum

The Farmstead Arts Center

Fleetwood Museum-Photography

Genealogical Society of New Jersey - Trenton, NJ

Green Brook Historical Society - Green Brook Township, NJ

Heritage Trail Association - Bound Brook, NJ

The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills

Isaac W. K. Handy Chapter 2658 - United Daughters of the Confederacy

Jacobus Vanderveer House & Museum - Bedminster, NJ

The Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey

The Meadows Foundation

New Jersey Historical Society - Newark, NJ

Old Millstone Forge - Millstone, NJ

Rockingham Historic Site

Somerset County Historical Society

Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum

Texier House Museum

United States Golf Association

Van Harlingen Historical Society - Montgomery Township, NJ

Van Veghten House

Vermeule Mansion and Fleetwood Camera Museum

Wallace House/Old Dutch Parsonage - Somerville, NJ

Warren Township Historical Society - Warren, NJ

West End Hose Company Number 3

Tax Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Somerset County Census, Mortality and Tax Records

LDS Genealogy - Somerset County Tax Records

Somerset County, NJ Taxation

Vital Records

1850 Somerset County Mortality Schedule

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

Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates - VitalRec.com

Birth Records - Somerset County New Jersey

Death Records - Somerset County New Jersey

GEDCOM Index - Somerset County

Genealogy Trails History Group - Somerset County Census, Mortality and Tax Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Somerset County Death Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Somerset County Marriages

LDS Genealogy - Somerset County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Somerset County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Somerset County Marriage Records

Marriage Records - Somerset County New Jersey

NJGenWeb Project - Somerset County Vital Records

Somerset County, New Jersey Vital Records

USGenWeb Archives - Somerset 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

Genealogy Resources in Somerset County, New Jersey