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[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Maps|United States Maps]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[New Jersey]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] New Jersey Maps<br><br> Collections of [[New Jersey|New Jersey]] maps and atlases are available at numerous public and university libraries and historical societies. The [http://www.jerseyhistory.org/index.htm New Jersey Historical Society] has a large collection of more than 2,000 maps, and the state library has several hundred maps and atlases from the seventeenth century to the present.  
[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Maps|United States Maps]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[New Jersey]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] New Jersey Maps<br><br> Collections of [[New Jersey|New Jersey]] maps and atlases are available at numerous public and university libraries and historical societies. The [http://www.jerseyhistory.org/index.htm New Jersey Historical Society] has a large collection of more than 2,000 maps, and the state library has several hundred maps and atlases from the seventeenth century to the present.  


[http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf United States Census Bureau State and County Map]. &nbsp;This map will allow you to zoom in on any state or county in the United States and read the names of all of the neighboring counties.  
[http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf United States Census Bureau State and County Map]. This map will allow you to zoom in on any state or county in the United States and read the names of all of the neighboring counties.  


[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states/new_jersey_90.jpg Base Map of New Jersey (Univ of Texas)]. &nbsp; Nice basic map showing counties of New Jersey.<br>  
[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states/new_jersey_90.jpg Base Map of New Jersey (Univ of Texas)]. Nice basic map showing counties of New Jersey.<br>  


[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/new_jersey.gif County Outline Map of New Jersey (Univ of Texas)].&nbsp; This map shows only the outline of New Jersey Counties. <br>  
[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/new_jersey.gif County Outline Map of New Jersey (Univ of Texas)]. This map shows only the outline of New Jersey Counties. <br>  


The Family History Library has atlases of most New Jersey counties. A collection of 10 statewide maps from the sixteenth through twentieth centuries is found in:  
The Family History Library has atlases of most New Jersey counties. A collection of 10 statewide maps from the sixteenth through twentieth centuries is found in:  


*Skemer, Don C., Compiler. ''New Jersey Historic Map Portfolio''. Florham Park, New Jersey: Afton Publishing, 1983. (Family History Library {{FHL|243364|title-id|disp=book 974.9 E7n}}.)
*Skemer, Don C., Compiler. ''New Jersey Historic Map Portfolio''. Florham Park, New Jersey: Afton Publishing, 1983. {{FHL|243364|item|disp=FHL book 974.9 E7n}}.  
*For information and maps concerning New Jersey's changing state, county, township, and city boundaries, use:  
*For information and maps concerning New Jersey's changing state, county, township, and city boundaries, use: Long, John H., Compiler. ''Historical Atlas and Chronology of County Boundaries, 1788-1980''. Volume 1, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. Boston, Massachusetts: G.K. Hall, 1984. {{FHL|16321|title-id|disp=FHL book 973 E7hL v. 1; fiche 6051426}}. Contains maps showing when and where each county changed boundaries.  
*Long, John H., Compiler. ''Historical Atlas and Chronology of County Boundaries, 1788-1980''. Volume 1, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. Boston, Massachusetts: G.K. Hall, 1984. (Family History Library {{FHL|16321|title-id|disp=book 973 E7hL v. 1; fiche 6051426}}.) Contains maps showing when and where each county changed boundaries.  
*Snyder, John P. ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries, 1606-1968''. Trenton, New Jersey: Bureau of Geology and Topography, 1969. {{FHL|239387|item|disp=FHL book 974.9 E2s}}.
*Snyder, John P. ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries, 1606-1968''. Trenton, New Jersey: Bureau of Geology and Topography, 1969. (Family History Library {{FHL|239387|title-id|disp=book 974.9 E2s}}.)


Some ward maps that can help you use the U.S. censuses are:  
Some ward maps that can help you use the U.S. censuses are:  
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