Somerset County, New Jersey Genealogy

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Parent County

 * 26 May 1688, created from Middlesex County.

Boundary Changes

 * 1710, boundaries changed.
 * 1714, part back to Middlesex County.
 * 13 March 1714, part set off to be Hunterdon County.
 * 1741, part from Essex County.
 * 1749, boundary with Morris County defined.
 * 1790, boundary changes with Middlesex County and again in 1855, 1858 and 1878.
 * 22 February 1838 1838, part of Montgomery twp set off to form Mercer County.
 * 1844, Tewksbury twp. from Hunterdon County and restored in 1845.
 * 1850, part of Fanklin twp. added to to North Brunswick twp., Middlesex County.
 * 1876, Union County boundary clarified.
 * 1965, Hunterdon County boundary clarified.

Neighboring Counties
Hunterdon | Mercer | Middlesex | Morris | Union

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog