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Morris 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
Morris County, New Jersey Facts
When was Morris County, NJ Created?
Morris County was established on March 15, 1739 from Hunterdon County.
What is the County Seat of Morris County, NJ?
The County Seat is located in Morristown plus the county government website is www.co.morris.nj.us/
What counties are adjacent to Morris County, NJ?
Bordering Counties are Sussex County, Passaic County, Essex County, Union County, Somerset County, Hunterdon County, Warren County.
Morris County, NJ Vital Records
Where can find Morris County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Morris 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.
Morris County, NJ Census Records
What Morris County, NJ census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Morris County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1790-1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Morris Co. Mortality Schedules can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Morris Co. Industry and Agriculture is available for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Morris 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
Morris County, NJ Courthouse and Government Records
Morris County CourthouseWhat genealogical records can I find in the Morris County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Morris 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 Morris 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.
- Morris County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: Washington & Court Streets, Morristown, NJ 07963-0910
- Morris County Clerk
- Address: 10 Court Street, P O Box 315, Morristown, NJ 07963-0315
- Phone: 973-829-8219
- Land Records: 1765 mortgages /1785 deeds
- Marriage Records: 1765
- Morris County Surrogate Court / Orphan’s Court
- Address: 10 Court Street P.O. Box 900, Morristown, NJ 07963-0900
- Phone: 973-285-6500
- Probate Records: 1785 orphans’ court minutes /1804 surrogates’ records
- Morris County Treasurer is responsible for the collection of taxes.
- 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
Morris County, NJ Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Morris County, NJ?
A list of Morris County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide New Jersey Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Morris County Historical Society, 68 Morris Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960; (201) 267-3465
- Morris Area Genealogy Society, P.O. Box 105, Convent Station, NJ 07961-0105
- Boonton Township, Historical Society of, Rd 2, Box 152, Boonton
- Chatham Historical Society, 24 Southern Boulevard, Chatham 07928-0262
- Chester Historical Society, P.O. Box 376, Chester
- Cornish Heritage Society – East, Wharton, New Jersey 07885
- Denville Historical Society, Diamond Spring Rd, Denville, NJ 07834; 973-625-1165
- Harding Township Historical Society,16 Village Road New Vernon, NJ 07976; (973) 292-3661
- Lake Hopatcong Historical Society, PO Box 668, Landing, NJ 07850; 973-398-2616
- The Joint Free Library of Morristown, 1 Miller Road, P.O. Box 267, Morristown, NJ 07960.
- Rockaways, Historical Society Of, Mount Hope Rd Rockaway, NJ 07866, (973) 366-6730
- 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
Where can I connect with other Morris County, NJ Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- New Jersey State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Morris County, New Jersey Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Morris County
- Morris County, New Jersey Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Morris County, NJ?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Morris 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.
Morris 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)
- Morris County, New Jersey Books (amazon.com)
- Search New Jersey Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
Morris Co. NJ Cemeteries & Church Records
- New Jersey Cemetery Research Guide
- Morris County, New Jersey Cemetery Inscriptions (search.ancestry.com)
- Rockaway records of Morris County, N.J., families : cemetery records, church history, military records, local history, genealog (search.ancestry.com)
- Morristown, N.J., tomb stone inscriptions (search.ancestry.com)
- Inscriptions on the tomb stones and monuments in the graveyards at Whippany and Hanover (search.ancestry.com)
- Morris Co., New Jersey Graves (findagrave.com)
- Morris County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Morris Co., New Jersey Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Morris Co., New Jersey Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- New Jersey Church & Bible Research Guide
- History of the First Presbyterian Church, Morristown, N.J. (search.ancestry.com)
- Reformed Dutch Church records of Pompton Plains, pages 1-210 : records of Montville, pages 211-258 : typescript, (search.ancestry.com)
- Hardwick and Mendham Monthly Meeting & Warren and Morris Counties, New Jersey: Quaker Records (search.ancestry.com)
- Records of the First Reformed Church at Pompton Plains, New Jersey : typescript (carbon), (search.ancestry.com)
- Madison : containing a historical sketch of Drew Seminary, also a list of churches, lodges, city officials, etc. and other info (search.ancestry.com)
- Records of the Millbrook and Walnut Grove (Mount Freedom) Methodist Episcopal Churches of Randolph Township (search.ancestry.com)
- Church members, marriages & baptisms, at Hanover, Morris Co., N.J. during the pastorate of Rev. Jacob Green, and the settlement (search.ancestry.com)
- Record of baptisms and members of the True Dutch Reformed Church at Montville, N.J. : typescript (carbon copy) (search.ancestry.com)
- Inventory of the church archives of New Jersey (search.ancestry.com)
- Topographic Church List and Map for Morris County, New Jersey
- Morris County, New Jersey Church Books (amazon.com)
Morris 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)
Morris Co. NJ General and History Websites
- See Also State History for New Jersey
- Morris County, New Jersey Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Morris County master plan (search.ancestry.com)
- Index to names mentioned in the History of Morris County, New Jersey published by W. Munsell & Co., 1882 (search.ancestry.com)
- Index to the names in History of Morris County, N.J. (search.ancestry.com)
- Index to Rockaway records of Morris County, New Jersey families by J. Percy Crayon, Rockaway, N.J., 1902. (search.ancestry.com)
- Mountain Lakes, silver anniversary edition, 1936 (search.ancestry.com)
- Northwestern New Jersey : a history of Somerset, Morris, Hunterdon, Warren and Sussex counties (search.ancestry.com)
- A History of Morris County, New Jersey embracing upwards of two centuries, 1710-1913 (search.ancestry.com)
- Biographical and genealogical history of Morris County, New Jersey (search.ancestry.com)
- Historic Morristown, New Jersey : the story of its first century (search.ancestry.com)
- Morris County, New Jersey Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Morris Co. NJ Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Morris County, New Jersey (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – New Jersey – Counties – Morris (cyndislist.com)
- Morris County New Jersey (genealogytrails.com)
- Morris Co. NJGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Morris County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Morris Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Morris Co. NJ Immigration & Naturalization
Morris Co. NJ Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Statewide Maps and Atlas Links for New Jersey
- Morris County NJ D.O.T. Map
- 1895 Morris County Map (livgenmi.com)
Morris Co. NJ Military Records
- New Jersey Military Records Research Guide
- Morristown, New Jersey, in the Spanish-American War (search.ancestry.com)
- Revolutionary fragments, Morris County, N.J. (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 Morris County genealogists, researchers, historians and a lot more.
Morris Co. NJ Schools & Directories
- Boyd’s directory of Morristown, Dover, Madison, Boonton, Chatham, and Summit, 1899-1900 (search.ancestry.com)
- Morristown, New Jersey Directories, 1887-88, 1890-91 (search.ancestry.com)
- Lappin’s Morris County (N.J.) directory for 1894-95 : containing the names and addresses of inhabitants of Morristown, Dover, (search.ancestry.com)
- Vogt Bros. complete Morris County, New Jersey, directory for 1897-98 : court, county, township, and municipal officers, associa (search.ancestry.com)
- The Morris County directory for 1875-76 : containing the names of the inhabitants of Morristown, Dover, Booton, together with a (search.ancestry.com)
