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

Archives and Libraries

New Jersey Counties

FamilySearch Catalog

Nelden-Roberts Stonehouse - Montague, New Jersey

Sussex County Public Libraries

New Jersey State Archives - Trenton, NJ

New Jersey State Library - Trenton, NJ

Sparta Public Library

The Sussex County Library System

The Sussex County Library System - Dennis Branch

The Sussex County Library System - Dorothy Henry Branch

The Sussex County Library System - Franklin Branch

The Sussex County Library System - Louise Childs Branch

The Sussex County Library System - Sussex-Wantage Branch

Sussex County, NJ Office of Records Management

USGenWeb Archives - Sussex County, NJ

Biographies

Biographies - Sussex County New Jersey

Genealogy Trails History Group - Sussex County Biographies

NJGenWeb Project - Sussex County Biographies & Genealogical Data

USGenWeb Archives - Sussex County, NJ Biographies

Wikipedia.org - List of people from New Jersey

Cemeteries

Census Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Sussex County Census

LDS Genealogy - Sussex County Census Records

Sussex Co. Census Records - Census Online

Sussex County Federal Census Index - US-Census.org

Sussex County, New Jersey Census Records

USGenWeb Archives - Sussex County, NJ Census Records

1830 Census of Sussex County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1840 Census of Sussex County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1850 Census of Sussex County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1850 Census of Sussex County, NJ - USGenWeb Census Project

1860 Census of Sussex County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1870 Census of Sussex County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1880 Census of Sussex County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1880 Census of Sussex County, NJ - FamilySearch.org

1900 Census of Sussex County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1900 Census of Sussex County, NJ - USGenWeb Census Project

1910 Census of Sussex County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1920 Census of Sussex County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1930 Census of Sussex County, NJ - Ancestry.com

Church Records

LDS Genealogy - Sussex County Church Records

New Jersey Churchscape - Sussex County

Court Records

LDS Genealogy - Sussex County Court Records

Livingston's Law Register 1851 - Sussex County, NJ

Sussex County, New Jersey Courthouse Records

USGenWeb Archives - Sussex County, NJ Court Records

Directories

Historical Directory of Sussex County 1872

LDS Genealogy - Sussex County City Directories

Sussex County, NJ Directories

History

Genealogy Trails History Group - Sussex County, NJ 1872 Historical Directory

The Historic Wallkill and Hudson River Valleys 1907 - Internet Archive

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

The Historical Marker Database - Sussex County, NJ

LDS Genealogy - Sussex County Histories and Genealogies

Memoirs and Reminiscences, Together with Sketches of the Early History of Sussex County, New Jersey

National Register of Historic Places - Sussex County, NJ

New Jersey History - Andover Township

New Jersey History - Byrum Township

New Jersey History - Frankford Township

New Jersey History - Green Township

New Jersey History - Hampton Township

New Jersey History - Hardyston Township

New Jersey History - Lafayette Township

New Jersey History - Montague Township

New Jersey History - Sandyston Township

New Jersey History - Sparta Township

New Jersey History - Stillwater Township

New Jersey History - Vernon Township

New Jersey History - Wallpack Township

New Jersey History - Wantage Township

NJGenWeb Project - Sussex County Military History & Data

Sussex County, New Jersey - Historic Marker Program

Sussex County, NJ History

USGenWeb Archives - Sussex County, NJ Area History

USGenWeb Archives - Sussex County, NJ Family History

The Wallkill Valley in Art and Story - Internet Archive

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

Wikipedia.org - Sussex County, NJ

Immigration Records

USGenWeb Archives - Sussex County, NJ Immigration Records

Land Records

BLM Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Sussex County Land Records

Sussex County, NJ Clerk

USGenWeb Archives - Sussex County, NJ Land Records

Map Records

Historic Map Works - Sussex County, New Jersey

LDS Genealogy - Sussex County Map Records

Sussex County, NJ GIS Management

Wikipedia.org - Sussex County, NJ Geography

Military Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Sussex County Military

LDS Genealogy - Sussex County Military Records

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

NJGenWeb Project - Sussex County Military History & Data

Revolutionary War New Jersey - The Ultimate Field Guide

USGenWeb Archives - Sussex County, NJ Military Records

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

Minority Records

LDS Genealogy - Sussex County Minority Records

Miscellaneous Records

FamilySearch Wiki - Sussex County, New Jersey

LDS Genealogy - Sussex County Miscellaneous Records

NJGenWeb Project - Sussex County Lookups, Queries, Odds & Ends

Sussex County, NJ Government

Sussex County, New Jersey External Links

Sussex County, New Jersey Resources

Municipalities

LDS Genealogy - Sussex County Records by City/Town

Sussex County, NJ Municipalities

Wikipedia.org - Sussex County, NJ Municipalities

Newspapers

Genealogy Trails History Group - Sussex County Newspapers

LDS Genealogy - Sussex County Newspapers

Sussex County - New Jersey Digitized Historic Newspapers

USGenWeb Archives - Sussex County, NJ Newspaper Articles

Obituaries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Sussex County Obituaries

LDS Genealogy - Sussex County Obituaries

NJGenWeb Project - Sussex County Vital Records and Obituaries

New Jersey Herald - Obituaries

New Jersey Rateables, 1773 - 1774 - Knowlton Township, NJ

Obituary Index - Sussex County, NJ

USGenWeb Archives - Sussex County, NJ Obituaries

Photography

National Archives - Sussex County, New Jersey

New Jersey Old Photos - FamilyOldPhotos.com

Probate Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Sussex County Wills

LDS Genealogy - Sussex County Probate Records

Sussex County, NJ Surrogate

USGenWeb Archives - Sussex County, NJ Wills/Estate Records

Wills - Sussex County New Jersey

School Records

LDS Genealogy - Sussex County School Records

Sussex County, NJ Superintendent of Schools

Wikipedia.org - Sussex County, NJ Education

Societies & Museums

Branchville Borough Historical Society

Chinkchewunska Chapter - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

DAR Van Bunschooten Museum

Elias Van Bunschooten House

Franklin Historical Society - Franklin, NJ

The Franklin Mineral Museum - Franklin, NJ

Friar Mountain Model Railroad Museum

Genealogical Society of New Jersey - Trenton, NJ

Hamburg Historical Society - Hamburg, NJ

Hardyston Heritage Society

High Breeze Farm

Lake Hoptacong Historical Museum - Landing, NJ

Luna Parc

Lusscroft Farm

Minisink Valley Historical Society

Montague Assoc. for the Restoration of Community History

New Jersey Historical Society - Newark, NJ

Newton Fire Museum

Old Monroe School House

Sandyston Township Historical Society - Layton, NJ

Snowmobile Barn Museum

Space Farms: Zoo & Museum

Sterling Hill Mining Museum - Ogdensburg, NJ

Sussex County Arts & Heritage Council

Sussex County Genealogy Club - Newton, NJ

Sussex County Historical Society - Newton, NJ

Walpack Historical Society

Waterloo Village Historic Site

Tax Records

LDS Genealogy - Sussex County Tax Records

Sussex County, NJ Board of Taxation

USGenWeb Archives - Sussex 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 - Sussex County New Jersey

Death Records - Sussex County New Jersey

GEDCOM Index - Sussex County, New Jersey

Genealogy Trails History Group - Sussex County Marriage Notices

Genealogy Trails History Group - Sussex County Marriage Records

LDS Genealogy - Sussex County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Sussex County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Sussex County Marriage Records

Marriage Records - Sussex County New Jersey

NJGenWeb Project - Sussex County Vital Records and Obituaries

Sussex County Marriages by Nicholas Albertson, J.P. 1773-1804

Sussex County, New Jersey Vital Records

USGenWeb Archives - Sussex 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