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Guide to Atlantic County, New Jersey ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
Atlantic County is located in the southeast region of the state. It was created in 1837. The Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township is the county seat. Originally the county was named Egg Harbor but it was changed to Atlantic for the Atlantic Ocean.

County Courthouse
Atlantic County Courthouse 5901 Main Street Mays Landing, NJ 08830-1800 Phone: (609) 625-4011 Atlantic County Website Atlantic County Courthouse 5901 Main Street Mays Landing, NJ 08830-1800 Phone: (609) 625-4011 County Clerk has divorce records 1949, court, land and cemetery records from 1837, and County probate records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Census Records

 * 1855 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1895 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Church Records

 * 1675-1970 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1708-1985 Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 at Historical Society of Pennsylvania – ($), free to members of the society; Also available at Ancestry.com – $; 7,542,774 entries. This database is incomplete for all counties.
 * Contains the church records of:
 * Absecon: First Presbyterian Church of Absecon
 * Brigantine: Brigantine Methodist Episcopal Church
 * Buena Vista: Richland Methodist Episcopal Church
 * Egg Harbor City: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church; Zion Lutheran Church


 * 1582-1932 Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 at Ancestry ($)

Finding Church Records at Other Repositories
 * WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
 * (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Court Records
Online Court Indexes and Records

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories

 * Balliett, L. Dow, Early History of Atlantic County, New Jersey: record of the first year's work of Atlantic County's Historical Society (Kutztown, Pennsylvania: Kutztown Pub.)
 * The Daily Union History of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey: containing sketches of the past and present of Atlantic City at Ancestry.com($); digitized book.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1796-1991 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Other Records
Atlantic County Record Dates

Obtaining Copies of County Probate Records Copies of recorded probate records and the estate files can be obtained from the surrogate's offices for a fee. Addresses of surrogate's offices are found in:


 * Eichholz, Alice, Editor. Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources. Revised Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 1992. (.) Explains state-by-state history, vital records, census, background sources, periodicals, archives, libraries, societies, maps, land, probate, court, tax, cemetery, church, and military records. Includes county boundary map and table which shows when each county was created and the parent counties.

In addition, copies of the original wills, administrations, inventories, and guardianships sent to Trenton since 1901 can be ordered from:

Clerk of the Superior Court Records Information Center P.O. Box 967 Trenton, NJ 08625-0967 Phone: (609) 292-4978 Fax: (609) 777-0094


 * 1656-1999 New Jersey Wills and Probate Records 1656-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
 * 1670-1760 Calendar of New Jersey Wills 1670-1760 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
 * 1670-1817 New Jersey Abstract of Wills 1670-1817 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
 * 1678-1980 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images only

Atlantic County, New Jersey Neighboring Counties


 * Burlington
 * Camden
 * Cape May
 * Cumberland
 * Gloucester
 * Ocean

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Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records Probate records for Atlantic County began in 1837 with the creation of the county. The records are held by the Surrogate's Court. Records are housed at the courthouse in Mays Landing, the county seat. Some records are on microfilm the Family History Library. For more complete information about the location of county probate records see:

School Records
Online School Indexes and Records

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records r>

Birth

 * 1660-1980 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1660-1931, New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1901-1903 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records
 * 1637-1964, New Hampshire, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1670-1980 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1682-1956 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1678-1985 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1683-1802, New Jersey, Marriage Records at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1837-1880, Atlantic County, New Jersey Marriages at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Atlantic County, New Jersey marriage records at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1930-1938 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records
 * 1720-1988 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1798-1971, New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1901-1903;1916-1929 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1901-2017 New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1901-2017 at Ancestry - index ($)

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Family History Centers

 * Cherry Hill New Jersey Family History Center
 * Linwood New Jersey Family History Center
 * Vineland New Jersey Family History Center
 * Cumberland County Library - an affiliate library
 * Gloucester County Historical Society - an affiliate library
 * Haddon Heights Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Atlantic City Free Public Library 1 N Tennessee Ave Atlantic City, NJ 08401 Phone: (609) 345-2269Website Atlantic County Library System 40 Farragut Ave Mays Landing, NJ 08330 Phone: (609) 625-2776 Fax: (609) 625-8143Website

Societies Atlantic County Historical Society PO Box 301 Somers Point Website Atlantic Highlands Historical Society 27 Prospect Ave. Atlantic Highlands Website African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey 661 Jackson Road Newtonville, NJ 08346 Telephone: 609-704-5495 Fax: 609-704-5532 E-mail:[mailto:rhunter@aahmsnj.org rhunter@aahmsnj.org] Website ABSECON HISTORICAL SOCIETY PO Box 1422 Absecon, NJ 0821-1422 Telephone: 609-659-9000 Website Buena Historical Society PO BOx 114 Buena NJ 08310 Facebook Atlantic County LibraryWebsite New Jersey Genealogy Resources - Atlantic CountyWebsite New Horizons GenealogyWebsite

Websites

 * The Atlantic County NYGenWeb Project, a member of The NJGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * Atlantic County NJ Genealogy
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Atlantic County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Atlantic County. (Backup site)
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.