Monmouth County, New Jersey Genealogy

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Quick History
Wikipedia

Parent County
1675: part of East Jersey

1 March 1683: Created from the Colonial lands.

Boundary Changes
1710: boundary changed

1822: water boundary established

1844: part from Middlesex County

1850: Ocean County created from Monmouth and boundary clarified in 1851.

1866: water boundary further clarified

1906: coastal boundary established

1928: part of Howell twp. to Ocean County

1939: part of Middlesex gained.

Populated Places
List of communities in Monmouth County as listed by ePodunk

Freehold, Fair Haven, Asbury Park, Aberdeen, Manalapan, Millstone, more places...

Military
Camp Charles Wood | Fort Monmouth | US Naval Weapons Station Earle

Neighboring Counties
Burlington | Mercer | Middlesex | Ocean

Bible Records

 * 1) Monmouth County Historical Association Library, Carol Fisher Megill (FHLC 974.946 D2me v. 1-9)

Biography
See also: Genealogy, History


 * 1) Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of the Third congressional district of New Jersey : comprising Middlesex, Monmouth and Somerset counties, together with historical sketch of each county, 1896, Samuel T. Wiley (FHLC Film 1425604 Item 1)
 * 2) Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of the Third congressional district of New Jersey : comprising Middlesex, Monmouth and Somerset counties, together with historical sketch of each county, 1896, Samuel T. Wiley (FHLC Fiche 6046405)
 * 3) Book of the dead of Monmouth, (1915-1917) (FHLC Info) (Family History Archives)
 * 4) Early courts and lawyers of Monmouth County : beginning at its first settlement, and down to the last half century, 1911 (FHLC Film 1697650 Item 3)
 * 5) History of Monmouth County, New Jersey, 1885 (FHLC Fiche 6046349) (FHLC Book 974.946 H2e 1974)
 * 6) History of Monmouth County, New Jersey, 1664-1920 (FHLC Book 974.946 H2h V.1-2)

Cemeteries
Please refer to Populated Places for cemeteries within their localities.


 * 1) Book of the dead of Monmouth, (1915-1917) (FHLC Info) (Family History Archives)

Church Directories, History and Records
Existing churches in Monmouth County, New Jersey

Court Records

 * 1) Guardianship

County Histories
see also: Biography, Genealogy

Newspapers (County)
For city/town newspapers, please refer to the city or town page.

Probate Records

 * 1) Indexes
 * 2) Administrators Bond
 * 3) Applications for Probate
 * 4) Inestates
 * 5) Inventories (guardianship)
 * 6) Inventories (Estates)
 * 7) Letters of Administration
 * 8) Minutes
 * 9) Partitions of Real Estate
 * 10) Petitions for Administration
 * 11) Real Estate bonds
 * 12) Receipts and Discharges
 * 13) Records of Wills
 * 14) Recorded Wills
 * 15) Sale of Real Estate

Vital Records

 * Births


 * 1) Black births


 * Marriages
 * Deaths

Web Sites

 * The Monmouth County NJGenWeb Project, a member of The NJGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Monmouth County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Monmouth County. (Backup site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog for Monmouth County