New Jersey
County Histories
|
County |
Established Year & Originating County |
County Seat |
| Atlantic |
formed in 1837 from Gloucester County |
Mays Landing |
| Bergen |
formed in 1683 from the Province of East Jersey |
Hackensack |
| Burlington |
formed in 1694 from the Province of West Jersey |
Mount Holly |
| Camden |
formed in 1844 from Gloucester County |
Camden |
| Cape May |
formed in 1692 from the Province of West Jersey |
Cape May Court |
| Cumberland |
formed in 1748 from Salem County |
Bridgeton |
| Essex |
formed in 1683 from the Province of East Jersey |
Newark |
| Gloucester |
formed in 1686 from the Province of West Jersey |
Woodbury |
| Hudson |
formed in 1840 from Bergen County |
Jersey City |
| Hunterdon |
formed
in 1714 from Burlington County |
Flemington |
| Mercer |
formed
in 1838 from portions of Burlington, Hunterdon, Middlesex and
Somerset Counties |
Trenton |
| Middlesex |
formed
in 1683 from the Province of East Jersey |
New Brunswick |
| Monmouth |
formed in 1683 from the Province of East Jersey |
Freehold |
| Morris |
formed in 1739 from Hunterdon County |
Morristown |
| Ocean |
formed in 1850 from Monmouth County |
Toms River |
| Passaic |
formed in 1837 from portions of Bergen and Essex Counties |
Paterson |
| Salem |
formed in 1694 from the Province of West Jersey |
Salem |
| Somerset |
formed in 1688 from Middlesex County |
Somerville |
| Sussex |
formed
in 1753 from Morris County |
Morris |
| Union |
formed in 1857 from Essex County |
Elizabeth |
| Warren |
formed in 1824 from Sussex County |
Belvidere |
