New Jersey, one of the middle Atlantic states, is bounded on the north and northeast by New York; on the east by the Atlantic Ocean; on the southwest by Delaware Bay; and on the west by Pennsylvania, from which it is separated in part by the Delaware River. It lies between about 38º 56′ and 41º 21′ north latitude, and between 73º 54′ and 75º 33′ west longitude. The state measures about 170 miles from north to south and about 70 miles from east to west. It contains approximately 8,722 square miles, or 5,582,080 acres.
This state project is part of the much larger American History & Genealogy Project or better known by the abbreviation of AHGP. It has been in existence online since 2000 and over the years has been spread out across the web. These pages are an attempt to consolidate it under one website of the larger project.
New Jersey Information
- 1843 Gazetteer of the United States of America
- Leading Cities of New Jersey
- Townships and Town Divisions of New Jersey
New Jersey History
- Famous Bathtub
- Membership List, New Jersey Society of Pennsylvania
- Witches in New Jersey
- Old Jersey **
New Jersey Military History
- First Company, Second Regiment in Somerset Brigade
- New Jersey Military Forts
- Second Company, Second Regiment, First Battalion of Somerset Brigade
- The Continental Line, Militia, and State Troops
New Jersey Genealogy
New Jersey Counties
- Atlantic County
- Bergen County
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Cape May County*
- Cumberland County
- Essex County
- Death Records from a Old Diary, 1772-1778
A Diary from April, 1772, to April, 1778, kept by Miss Jemima Condict of Essex County.
- Death Records from a Old Diary, 1772-1778
- Gloucester County
- Hudson County
- Hunterdon County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Monmouth County*
- Morris County
- Ocean County
- Passaic County
- Salem County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Warren County*
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