New Jersey Gazetteers

Several guides to place names in New Jersey have been published. The best are:


 * Gordon, Thomas F. A Gazetteer of the State of New Jersey. 1834. Reprint, New Orleans, Louisiana: Polyanthos, 1973. (Family History Library book 974.9 E5g; film 897471; fiche 6046927.)
 * Gannett, Henry. A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey. 1894. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1978. (Family History Library book 974.9 E5ga; fiche 6046942.)
 * National Gazetteer of the United States of America—New Jersey 1983. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1983. (Family History Library book 974.9 E5n.) This book lists all the political and geographic features represented on the United States Geographical Survey 7.5-minute topographical maps. The gazetteer can be used for finding the location of some churches, cemeteries, and schools.

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