Burlington County, New Jersey Genealogy

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County Courthouse
"Welcome to Burlington County, New Jersey" Board of Chosen Freeholders of Burlington County 49 Rancocas Road Mount Holly, NJ 08060


 * Former seat was Burlington, but when the population moved away from the Delaware River, a new center was needed.

History

 * 1681, court established in province of West Jersey.
 * 1694, formed by union of "1st and 2nd tenths"

Parent County

 * 17 May 1677, Burlington County is the first county created in what is now New Jersey, from the Colonial lands.

Boundary Changes

 * 1692, boundary set with Gloucester County.
 * 1693, Gloucester County boundary repealed.
 * 1710, boundaries more definite.
 * 7 March 1837, part set off to form Atlantic County.
 * 1838, part transferred to Mercer County.
 * 15 February 1850, Ocean County set off.
 * 1857, boundary with Ocean County clarified.
 * 1891, Egg Harbor township transferred to Ocean County.
 * 1902, part added from Camden and Atlantic counties.

Neighboring Counties
Atlantic | Camden | Mercer | Monmouth | Ocean | Pennsylvania counties: Bucks | Philadelphia

Gazetteers

 * United States Geographic Survey Place Names - GNIS for Burlington County (over 1150 entries) (may not always be present in alphabetic order on first try.)

Web Sites

 * The Burlington County NJGenWeb Project, an member of The NJGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Burlington County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Burlington County. (Backup site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Burlington County