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NJ County formation map

Formation of NJ Counties

Based on The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries, 1606-1968 by John P. Snyder (Trenton, 1969).

COUNTY
DATE FORMED
COUNTY SEAT
HISTORICAL DATA
Atlantic 1837 Mays Landing Formed from Gloucester County.
Bergen 1683 Hackensack Original county in East Jersey; Passaic County set off, 1837; Hudson County set off, 1840.
Burlington 1681 Mount Holly Original county in West Jersey--court established 1681; boundary set with Gloucester County, 1692; Hunterdon County set off, 1714; part of Mercer County formed from Burlington, 1838.
Camden 1844 Camden Formed from Gloucester County.
Cape May 1685 Cape May Court House Original county in West Jersey--court established 1685; boundaries set 1692
Cumberland 1748 Bridgeton Formed from Salem County.
Essex 1683 Newark Original county in East Jersey; part of Passaic County formed from Essex, 1837; Union County set off, 1857.
Gloucester 1686 Woodbury Original county in West Jersey--court established 1686; boundary set with Burlington County, 1692; Atlantic County set off, 1837; Camden County set off, 1844.
Hudson 1840 Jersey City Formed from Bergen County.
Hunterdon 1714 Flemington Formed from Burlington County; Morris County set off, 1739; part of Mercer County formed from Hunterdon, 1838.
Mercer 1838 Trenton Formed from Burlington, Hunterdon, Middlesex and Somerset Counties.
Middlesex 1683 New Brunswick Original county in East Jersey; Somerset County set off, 1688; part of Mercer County formed from Middlesex, 1838.
Monmouth 1683 Freehold Original county in East Jersey; Ocean County set off, 1850.
Morris 1739 Morristown Formed from Hunterdon County; Sussex County set off, 1753.
Ocean 1850 Toms River Formed from Monmouth County.
Passaic 1837 Paterson Formed from Bergen and Essex Counties.
Salem 1681 Salem Original county in West Jersey--court established 1681; formed from Salem Tenth, 1694; Cumberland set off, 1748.
Somerset 1688 Somerville Formed from Middlesex County.
Sussex 1753 Newton Formed from Morris County; Warren County set off, 1824.
Union 1857 Elizabeth Formed from Essex County.
Warren 1824 Belvidere Formed from Sussex County.

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