Ocean County, New Jersey Genealogy

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History

 * Named for the Atlantic Ocean.

Parent County

 * 15 February 1850, created from Monmouth County with some more added in 1851.

Boundary Changes

 * 1857, boundary with Burlington County clarified.
 * 1869, part of Plumsted twp. to Monmouth County.
 * 1891, received Little Egg Harbor twp. from Burlington County.
 * 1906, coastal boundary defined.
 * 1928, part of Howell twp. from Monmouth County.

Neighboring Counties
Atlantic | Burlington | Monmouth

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records

US Vol. 1 page 20 - Torry Cemetery, at Lakehurst

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. (Family History Library book 973 D27rb 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
 * Telephone: 609-292-4978
 * Fax: 609-777-0094
 * Internet: http://www.answers.com/topic/new-jersey-superior-court

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