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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 | *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}}.) | ||
*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. (Family History Library | *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. (Family History Library | *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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| 1855, 1864, 1886, 1890 <br> | | 1855, 1864, 1886, 1890 <br> | ||
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| 1850, 1858, 1865, 1876, <br>1892, 1895 <br> | | 1850, 1858, 1865, 1876, <br>1892, 1895 <br> | ||
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*''The Land Ownership Maps collection'', compiled by the Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Washington, D.C., 1983, contains 28 maps for New Jersey counties showing the names of landowners and the location of their property. The New Jersey maps are on Family History Library | *''The Land Ownership Maps collection'', compiled by the Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Washington, D.C., 1983, contains 28 maps for New Jersey counties showing the names of landowners and the location of their property. The New Jersey maps are on Family History Library {{FHL|595910|title-id|disp=fiche 6079674-706}}. Most date from 1841 to 1877, but there are two 1766 maps for Somerset and Middlesex counties. Descriptions of each map are found in: | ||
*Stephenson, Richard W. ''Land Ownership Maps: A Checklist of Nineteenth Century United States County Maps in the Library of Congress.'' Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1967. (Family History Library | *Stephenson, Richard W. ''Land Ownership Maps: A Checklist of Nineteenth Century United States County Maps in the Library of Congress.'' Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1967. (Family History Library {{FHL|448424|title-id|disp=book 973 A3Loc; fiche 6048262}}.) | ||
*7.5-, 15-, and 30-minute topographic quadrangle maps of New Jersey, published between 1884 and 1972, are in a collection of maps produced by the United States Geological Survey, ''Topographic Maps of the United States: Historical Reference File. ''Suitland, Maryland: National Archives and Records Service, 1978. The maps are arranged alphabetically by the name of the quadrangle: | *7.5-, 15-, and 30-minute topographic quadrangle maps of New Jersey, published between 1884 and 1972, are in a collection of maps produced by the United States Geological Survey, ''Topographic Maps of the United States: Historical Reference File. ''Suitland, Maryland: National Archives and Records Service, 1978. The maps are arranged alphabetically by the name of the quadrangle: | ||
*Adelphia-Dinnisville (Family History Library | *Adelphia-Dinnisville (Family History Library {{FHL|154455|title-id|disp=film 1433812}}) | ||
*New Brunswick-Wilmington (Family History Library | *New Brunswick-Wilmington (Family History Library {{FHL|154455|title-id|disp=film 1433813}}) | ||
To get the names of the quadrangles, use: | To get the names of the quadrangles, use: | ||
*''Official Eastern North America Map and Chart Index Catalog''. Neenah, Wisconsin: United States/Canadian Map Service Bureau, 1975. (Family History Library | *''Official Eastern North America Map and Chart Index Catalog''. Neenah, Wisconsin: United States/Canadian Map Service Bureau, 1975. (Family History Library {{FHL|589813|title-id|disp=Atlas 970 E72of}}.) | ||
Topographic maps and a free index map can be ordered from: | Topographic maps and a free index map can be ordered from: | ||