Morris County, New Jersey Genealogy

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County Courthouse
http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/morris/index.htm Washington &amp; Court Sts. Morristown, NJ 07960-0910 973-656-4000

Quick Facts

 * Morris County was first settled by the white man in the early 1700s.
 * Named after Lewis Morris, who was then the Governor of the Province of New Jersey
 * Beginning in 1740 Morris County had 3 Municipal Subdivisions (Hanover Twp., Morris Twp., and Pequannock Twp.)
 * Beginning of the 19th century (1800) Morris County had 7 Municipal Subdivisions (Hanover, Morris, Pequannock, Chester, Mendham, Roxbury and Washington Townships).
 * Beginning of the 20th century (1900) Morris County had 25 Municipal Subdivisions.
 * Beginning of the 21st century (2000) Morris County is composed of 39 Municipal Subdivisions.

Parent County

 * 15 March 1739: Morris County was created by an Act of the State Legislature separating it from Hunterdon County. (Worldcat)

Boundary Changes

 * 16 May 1753: Sussex County set off. (Worldcat)
 * 1749 the boundary with Somerset County was clarified.

Populated Places

 * Brief Profiles of Towns in Morris County, New Jersey
 * Morris County, New Jersey Populated Places
 * Morris County, New Jersey Cities, Towns, and Neighborhoods

Neighboring Counties
Essex | Hunterdon | Passaic | Somerset | Sussex | Union | Warren

Census and Directories

 * Morris County, New Jersey, 1749
 * Morris County, New Jersey, 1771
 * Morris County, New Jersey 1780 Census Index
 * United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850
 * United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850
 * United States Census, 1850
 * United States Census, 1860
 * United States Census, 1870
 * United States Census, 1880 (Index only)
 * United States Census, 1900
 * United States Census, 1920
 * Many Directories for Morris County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Cemeteries

 * The USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project for Morris County
 * Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in the Old Burying Ground

Church History and Records

 * Morris County, New Jersey Churches

Land Deeds and Property

 * The Land Past and Present
 * Many Land Records for Morris County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the topic details.

History

 * The Founding of Morris County, New Jersey
 * Morris County Biorgraphy Bibliography (WorldCat)
 * Many History Records for Morris County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the topic details.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * The Changing Landscape of Morris County, New Jersey
 * Morris County New Jersey 1895
 * Morris County Map
 * Linkpendium Maps and Gazetteers

Military History and Records

 * The Revolutionary Forefathers of Morris County: an address delivered at Morristown, N. J., July 4, 1876
 * World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Personnel, Morris County (page 1)
 * World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Personnel, Morris County (page 2)
 * Many Military Records for Morris County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Many Naturalization and Citizenship Records for Morris County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Newspapers

 * Morris County Newspapers

Probate Records

 * Many Probate Records for Morris County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the topic details.

Taxation

 * Many Taxation Records for Morris County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the topic details.

Vital Records

 * Bill of Mortality Being a Register of Deaths
 * Death Records, June 1878 - June 1885
 * New Jersey Vital Records
 * Many Vital Records for Morris County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.

Societies, Libraries and Museum

 * Morris County Library

Web Sites

 * The Morris County NJGenWeb Project, a member of The NJGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Morris County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Morris County. (Backup site)
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Linkpendium Morris County