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Genealogy Resources in Salem County, New Jersey

Research in New Jersey can be an exciting and rewarding experience. With records available for almost 400 years of the state's history, your family is sure to be found in a variety of records available online and at the many archives and libraries located throughout the state.

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Archives and Libraries

New Jersey Counties

Elmer Public Library

FamilySearch Catalog

New Jersey State Archives - Trenton, NJ

New Jersey State Library - Trenton, NJ

Pennsville Public Library

Salem County Public Libraries

Salem Free Public Library

USGenWeb Archives - Salem County, NJ

Woodstown-Pilesgrove Library

Biographies

Biographies - Salem County New Jersey

Genealogy Trails History Group - Salem County, NJ Biographies

USGenWeb Archives - Salem County, NJ Biographies

Wikipedia.org - List of people from New Jersey

Cemeteries

Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project - Salem County, NJ

Epodunk - Salem County, NJ Cemeteries

Find a Grave - Salem County, NJ Cemeteries

Finn's Point National Cemetery

Interment.net - Salem County, NJ Cemeteries

LDS Genealogy - Salem County Cemetery Records

NJGenWeb Project - Salem County Cemetery Records

The Political Graveyard - Salem County, NJ

Tombstone Transcription Project - Salem County, NJ

USGenWeb Archives - Salem County Cemeteries

White's Cemetery Listing For Salem County New Jersey

Census Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Salem County, NJ Census

LDS Genealogy - Salem County Census Records

Salem Co. Census Records - Census Online

Salem County Federal Census Index - US-Census.org

Salem County, New Jersey Census Records     

1830 Census of Salem County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1840 Census of Salem County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1850 Census of Salem County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1860 Census of Salem County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1870 Census of Salem County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1880 Census of Salem County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1880 Census of Salem County, NJ - FamilySearch.org

1900 Census of Salem County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1910 Census of Salem County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1920 Census of Salem County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1930 Census of Salem County, NJ - Ancestry.com

Church Records

LDS Genealogy - Salem County Church Records

New Jersey Churchscape - Salem County

NJGenWeb Project - Salem County Church Records

USGenWeb Archives - Salem County, NJ Bibles

USGenWeb Archives - Salem County, NJ Church Records
Atlantic County

Bergen County

 Burlington County

Camden County

Cape May County

Cumberland County

Essex County

Gloucester County

Hudson County

Hunterdon County

Mercer County

Middlesex County

Monmouth County

Morris County

Ocean County

Passaic County

Salem County

Somerset County

Sussex County

Union County

Warren County

Court Records

Court Records - Salem County New Jersey

Livingston's Law Register 1851 - Salem County, NJ

New Jersey Judiciary Court System

Salem County, New Jersey Courthouse Records 

Salem County, NJ Surrogate’s Court

USGenWeb Archives - Salem County, NJ Court Records

Directories

LDS Genealogy - Salem County City Directories

Salem County, New Jersey 1913 Farm Directory

History

A Church and Community Survey of Salem County, New Jersey 1922

Early Salem County - Internet Archive

Genealogy Trails History Group - Salem County, NJ History

History and Genealogy of Fenwick's Colony - Internet Archive

LDS Genealogy - Salem County Histories and Genealogies
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National Register of Historic Places - Salem County, NJ

NJGenWeb Project - Salem County Family Trees

NJGenWeb Project - Salem County Genealogies

NJGenWeb Project - Salem County History

NJ Pines & Down Jersey

Relics of Ye Olden Days in Salem County, New Jersey - Internet Archive

Salem County New Jersey Historical Markers

Salem County, NJ

Salem County, NJ About

Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places listings in Salem County, New Jersey


Wikipedia.org - Salem County, NJ

Immigration Records

LDS Genealogy - Salem County Immigration Records

Land Records

BLM Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Salem County Land Records

Map Records

Historic Map Works - Salem County, New Jersey

LDS Genealogy - Salem County Map Records


Wikipedia.org - Salem County, NJ Geography

Military Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Salem County, NJ Military Data

LDS Genealogy - Salem County Military Records

Military Records - Salem County New Jersey

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Salem County, New Jersey

NJGenWeb Project - Salem County Military Records

Revolutionary War New Jersey - The Ultimate Field Guide

USGenWeb Archives - Salem County, NJ Military Records

World War II Casualties Army and Air Force - Salem County, NJ

Miscellaneous Records

FamilySearch Wiki - Salem County, New Jersey

LDS Genealogy - Salem County Miscellaneous Records

Salem County, NJ Clerk

Salem County, NJ Government

Salem County, New Jersey External Links 

Salem County, New Jersey Resources 

NJGenWeb Project - Salem County Reference Materials

Queries - Salem County New Jersey

Municipalities

Borough of Elmer, New Jersey

Borough of Penns Grove, New Jersey

Borough of Woodstown, New Jersey

City of Salem, New Jersey

LDS Genealogy - Salem County Records by City/Town

NJGenWeb Project - Salem County Cities & Towns

Salem County, NJ Clerk

Township of Alloway, New Jersey

Township of Carneys, New Jersey

Township of Elsinboro, New Jersey

Township of Lower Alloways Creek, New Jersey

Township of Mannington, New Jersey

Township of Oldmans, New Jersey

Township of Pennsville, New Jersey

Township of Pilesgrove, New Jersey

Township of Pittsgrove, New Jersey

Township of Quinton, New Jersey

Township of Upper Pittsgrove, New Jersey

Wikipedia.org - Salem County, NJ Municipalities

Newspapers

Genealogy Trails History Group - Salem County, NJ Newspapers

LDS Genealogy - Salem County Newspapers

Newspaper Articles - Salem County New Jersey

Salem County - New Jersey Digitized Historic Newspapers

Salem County, NJ News

Obituaries

Adams Funeral Home - Obituaries

Ashcraft Funeral Homes - Obituaries

Edwards & Son Funeral Home - Obituaries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Salem County, NJ Obituarie and Death Notices

NJ.com - Obituaries

LDS Genealogy - Salem County Obituaries

Obituary Index - Salem County, NJ

Obituaries - Salem County New Jersey

Today's Sunbeam - Obituaries

USGenWeb Archives - Salem County, NJ Obituaries

Photography

National Archives - Salem County, New Jersey

New Jersey Old Photos - FamilyOldPhotos.com

Probate Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Salem County, NJ Calendar of Wills

LDS Genealogy - Salem County Probate Records

Salem County, New Jersey Wills Records

USGenWeb Archives - Salem County, NJ Wills/Estate Records

Wills - Salem County New Jersey

School Records

LDS Genealogy - Salem County School Records

Salem County, NJ Superintendent of Schools

Societies & Museums

Finnish-American Society of the Delaware Valley 

Genealogical Society of New Jersey - Trenton, NJ

Genealogical Society of Salem County

Hancock House Historic Site

New Jersey Historical Society - Newark, NJ

Pennsville Township Historical Society

Pilesgrove - Woodstown Historical Society & Museum

Salem County Historical Society - Salem, NJ 

Tax Records

LDS Genealogy - Salem County Tax Records

Salem County, NJ Clerk

Salem County, NJ Treasury

Vital Records

Birth, Marriage, and Death Records - New Jersey Department of Health

Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates - VitalRec.com

Birth Records - Salem County New Jersey

Death Records - Salem County New Jersey

GEDCOM Index - Salem County

Genealogy Trails History Group - Salem County, NJ Marriages

LDS Genealogy - Salem County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Salem County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Salem County Marriage Records

Marriage Records - Salem County New Jersey

Salem County, New Jersey Vital Records 

USGenWeb Archives - Salem County, NJ Vital Records

New Jersey County Records

Many New Jersey family records can be found online and at various archives and libraries located throughout the state of New Jersey . Many millions of records aren't yet available online, though, and many of these are awaiting your discovery at the local level at county courthouses, historical societies, churches, town clerks' offices, cemeteries, and elsewhere in New Jersey. To find these and other records, click on the links below to find more information about the specific counties where your ancestors lived in New Jersey. You'll find information on these pages that will lead you to the specific documentation you're searching for.

It is important to keep in mind when doing research that the names and boundaries of certain counties in New Jersey have changed over the past few hundred years. Your ancestors may have lived on a certain farm in one county and when borders were redrawn records relating to your family history might have been located in another area entirely. When searching for land, court, tax, and other records it is also a good idea to search for these records in adjacent counties. Following is a complete list of New Jersey's 21 counties along with their formation dates, county seats, and names of parent counties.
County

Atlantic County

Bergen County

 Burlington County

Camden County

Cape May County

Cumberland County

Essex County

Gloucester County

Hudson County

Hunterdon County

Mercer County

Middlesex County

Monmouth County

Morris County

Ocean County

Passaic County

Salem County

Somerset County

Sussex County

Union County

Warren County
Formation Date

1837

1675

1681

1844

1685

1748

1675

1686

1840

1714

1838

1675

1675

1739

1850

1837

1681

1688

1753

1857

1824
County Seat

Mays Landing

Hackensack

Mount Holly Township

Camden

Cape May Courthouse

Bridgeton

Newark

Woodbury

Jersey City

Flemington

Trenton

New Brunswick

Freehold Borough

Morristown

Toms River

Paterson

Salem

Somerville

Newton

Elizabeth

Belvidere
Parent County

Gloucester County

Original county

Original county

Gloucester County

Burlington County

Salem County

Original county

Burlington County

Bergen County

Burlington County

Various counties

Original county

Original county

Hunterdon County

Monmouth County

Bergen & Essex Counties

Original county

Middlesex County

Morris County

Essex County

Sussex County
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