Cape May County, New Jersey Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Cape May County Courthouse

Boundary Changes
1685, court set up; 1692, county given boundaries in West Jersey; 1694, boundaries changed to transfer Great Egg Harbor area to Gloucester County; 1710, boundary changed; 1822, boundary with Cumberland County clarified; 1844, part of Cumberland County added; 1845, 1844 part of Cumberland County returned; 1846, coastal boundary established; 1878, part of Maurice River twp., Cumberland Co., added to Upper twp., Cape May County; 1891, part of Maurice River twp., Cumberland Co., added to Dennis twp., Cape May Co.; 1906, coastal boundary established.

Populated Places
Cape May City

Cape May Point

Newspapers
Cape May County Herald

Cape May Star and Wave

Vital Records
Archives of the Cape May County Clerk

Societies and Libraries
Cape County Historical Museum and Genealogical Society

Cape May County Library

Greater Cape May Historical Society

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