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Bergen County, New Jersey
Genealogy, History & Facts
County Vital Records ∣ County Census Records ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣
County Societies, Family History Resources and County Genealogy Links
Bergen County, New Jersey Facts
When was Bergen County, NJ Created?
Bergen County was established on March 1, 1683 as one of four original counties created in East Jersey.
What is the County Seat of Bergen County, NJ?
The County Seat is located in Hackensack plus the county government website is www.co.bergen.nj.us/
What counties are adjacent to Bergen County, NJ?
Bordering Counties are Rockland County, New York, Westchester County, New York, Hudson County, Essex County and Passaic County.
Bergen County, NJ Vital Records
Where can find Bergen County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Bergen County vital records can be found at the New Jersey Department of Health has copies of Birth, Marriage and Death records from 1878 to the present. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in New Jerseyi for current fees and application process.
You can also order Order Electronically Online or You can download an application for New Jersey Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Application to mail.
Bergen County, NJ Census Records
What Bergen County, NJ census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Bergen County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1790-1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Bergen Co. Mortality Schedules can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Bergen Co. Industry and Agriculture is available for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Bergen Co. Union Veterans Schedules is available for 1890. You can get free down-loadable not to mention printable census forms that can help with your research. See Also New Jersey Census Records Research Guide
Bergen County, NJ Courthouse and Government Records
Bergen County CourthouseWhat genealogical records can I find in the Bergen County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Bergen County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy information. Buried away in New Jersey courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless New Jersey residents.
The possibilities are excellent that your forefathers have left a comprehensive document of at least a number of facets of their lives in the Bergen County court records. Even if your forebears is not referred to in a Court case, contemplate all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her to appear in court records. See Also New Jersey Courthouse Records Research Guide.
- Bergen County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: One Bergen County Plaza, Hackensack, NJ 07601
- Bergen County Clerk
- Phone: 201-336-7000
- Land Records: 1766 mortgages / 1829 deeds
- Marriage Records:1766
- Bergen County Surrogate Court / Orphan’s Court
- Address: 10 Main Street, Hackensack. NJ 07601
- Phone: 201-646-2252
- Probate Records: 1785 orphans’ court minutes / 1804 surrogates’ records.
- Minutes of the justices and freeholders of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1715-1795
- Guidelines for analyzing the Map of 1840 property holdings along English neighborhood road within Leonia
- New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817
- Patents and Deeds and Other Early Records of New Jersey 1664-1703
- New Jersey, Published Archives Series, 1631-1782
- BLM Land Records
Bergen County, NJ Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Bergen County, NJ?
A list of Bergen County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide New Jersey Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Bergen County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 432, Midland Park, NJ 07432
- Bergen County Historical Society, P.O. Box 55, River Edge, New Jersey 07661; (201) 343-9492
- Guide to the documentary collections of the Bergen County Historical Society (search.ancestry.com)
- Mahwah Historical Society, 1871 Old Station Lane, Mahwah 07430; 201-891-9049
- Oakland Historical Society, P.O. Box 296, Oakland, New Jersey 07436; Phone: 201-405-7726
- Pascack Historical Society, 19 Ridge Avenue Park Ridge, NJ 07656; (201) 573-0307
- Ridgewood Historical Society, 650 E. Glen Avenue, Ridgewood
- Upper Saddle River Historical Society, 245 Lake Street, Upper Saddle River NJ 07458; 201-327-8644
- Department of State Division of Archives and Records Management ; Bureau of Archives and Records Preservation State Library Bldg, 185 West State Street, CN-307, Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
- New Jersey State Library, State Library Building, 185 West State Street, CN-520, Trenton, NJ 08625-0520
- New Jersey Historical Society, 52 Park Pl., Newark, NJ 07102; 973-596-8500 ext 248 or 249
- Genealogical Society of New Jersey, PO Box 1476, Trenton NJ 08607-1476
- The New Jersey Historical Society, 52 Park Pl., Newark, NJ 07102; 973-596-8500
- Genealogical Society of New Jersey, PO Box 1476, Trenton NJ 08607-1476
Where can I connect with other Bergen County, NJ Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- New Jersey State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Bergen County, New Jersey Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Bergen County
- Bergen County, New Jersey Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Bergen County, NJ?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Bergen County. A majority of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business Sites, Private Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some have to have a payment. This is just a directory which has been gathered or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site above another.
Bergen Co. NJ Books, Newspapers & Publications
- New Jersey Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- New Jersey historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from New Jersey (1777 – 1972) (genealogybank.com)
- Bergen County, New Jersey Books (amazon.com)
- Search New Jersey Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
Bergen Co. NJ Cemeteries & Church Records
- New Jersey Cemetery Research Guide
- Bergen Co., New Jersey Graves (findagrave.com)
- Bergen County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Bergen Co., New Jersey Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Bergen Co., New Jersey Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- New Jersey Church & Bible Research Guide
- Bergen Records: Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Bergen in New Jersey, 1666 to 1788, Vol. III (search.ancestry.com)
- Bergen Records: Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Bergen in New Jersey, 1666 to 1788, Vol. II (search.ancestry.com)
- Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Bergen [Jersey City], New Jersey, 1666-1788 (search.ancestry.com)
- Ramapo Reformed Church, Ramapo Lutheran Church (search.ancestry.com)
- Bergen Records: Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Bergen in New Jersey, 1666 to 1788, Vol. I (search.ancestry.com)
- Inventory of the church archives of New Jersey (search.ancestry.com)
- Topographic Church List and Map for Bergen County, New Jersey
- Bergen County, New Jersey Church Books (amazon.com)
Bergen Co. NJ Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Create a Free Family Tree (ancestry.com)
- New Jersey Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
- Nichols and Related Families (nicholsgenealogy.com)
Bergen Co. NJ General and History Websites
- See Also State History for New Jersey
- Bergen County, New Jersey Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Bergen County, New Jersey (usgennet.org)
- General History of North Arlington (narlington.org)
- Bergen County (search.ancestry.com)
- History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630-1923 (search.ancestry.com)
- Papers and proceedings of the Bergen County Historical Society. (search.ancestry.com)
- History of Bergen County, New Jersey (search.ancestry.com)
- Genealogical history of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey (search.ancestry.com)
- The book of Englewood : together with matter on the world war by other writers from official sources. (search.ancestry.com)
- Bergen County, New Jersey Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Bergen Co. NJ Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Bergen County, New Jersey (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – New Jersey – Counties – Bergen (cyndislist.com)
- Bergen County New Jersey (genealogytrails.com)
- Bergen Co. NJGenweb (sites.google.com)
- Bergen County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Bergen Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Bergen Co. NJ Immigration & Naturalization
Bergen Co. NJ Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Statewide Maps and Atlas Links for New Jersey
- Bergen County NJ D.O.T. Map
- 1895 Bergen County Map (livgenmi.com)
Bergen Co. NJ Military Records
- New Jersey Military Records Research Guide
- Fort Lee on the Palisades (search.ancestry.com)
- New Jersey Military Records (Fold3.com) will provide easy access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents belonging to the New Jersey individuals who served. Excellent for Bergen County genealogists, researchers, historians and a lot more.
Bergen Co. NJ Schools & Directories
- Tillotson’s Englewood and Northern Valley directory, 1900 (search.ancestry.com)