Cumberland County, New Jersey
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Brief History of Cumberland Co NJ
History of Cumberland County Municipalities
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History of Cumberland County Municipalities
Can't Find the Town? See New Jersey Place Names List
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OTHER CUMBERLAND COUNTY HISTORY LINKS
National Register of Historic Places: Cumberland Co., New Jersey
Cumberland County Register of Historic Sites
Cumberland County Historical Societies, History Museums & Libraries
West Jersey Project
Historic Themes and Resources within the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route
Cumberland County Register of Historic Sites
Cumberland County Historical Societies, History Museums & Libraries
West Jersey Project
Historic Themes and Resources within the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route
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History of Cumberland County New Jersey
History of Cumberland County New Jersey
Cumberland Co NJ - ALH [History]
History of Cumberland County NJ- USGennet [fix]
History of Cumberland County & townships - Rays Place
The Unalachtigo of New Jersey: "The Original People of Cumberland County"
History of Cumberland County NJ
History of Cumberland County NJ- USGennet [fix]
History of Cumberland County & townships - Rays Place
The Unalachtigo of New Jersey: "The Original People of Cumberland County"
History of Cumberland County NJ
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HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY NJ MUNICIPALITIES
[links to their official web sites can be found here]
HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY NJ MUNICIPALITIES
[links to their official web sites can be found here]
Bridgeton
Gouldtown (pdf) | Media - - the county's first multi-racial community,
was founded by free blacks from the West Indies and elsewhere, who
intermarried with women of Finnish and Dutch lineage. It is said that
a granddaughter of John Fenwick was an ancestor of these
inhabitants.
Book: Gouldtown, a very remarkable settlement of ancient
date; studies of some sturdy examples of the simple life,
together with sketches of early colonial history of Cumberland
County and southern New Jersey and some early genealogical
records, by William Steward and Rev. Theophilus G.
Steward. (published 1913)
163-165 West Broad Street (House) - associated with the Elmer
Family [data pages only] (American Memory)
Commercial Township - incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 27, 1874, from portions of Downe Township
Laurel Lake
Mauricetown
Port Norris
Deerfield Township | 2nd history - formed as a precinct on January 19, 1748, and was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were taken to form Bridgeton Township (March 3, 1845) and Upper Deerfield Township
Rosenhayn
Downe Township
Dividing Creek
Fortescue [part of Fortescue State Wildlife Management area]
Newport
Fairfield Township | 2nd history
Fairton
Greenwich Township | 2nd history - first formed as a precinct on January 19, 1748, and was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions of Hopewell Township and Stow Creek Township were annexed in 1845
Hopewell Township - first formed as a precinct on January 19, 1748, and was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township have been taken to form Columbia Township (March 12, 1844, returned to Hopewell Township on March 11, 1845), Cohansey Township (March 6, 1848) and Shiloh borough (April 9, 1929).
The church which John Hart built for the congregation, at
Hopewell, N.J.
Duck Neck Village, Hopewell NJ
Lawrence Township - incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 17, 1885, from portions of Fairfield Township
Cedarville
Maurice River Township | 2nd history
Bricksboro
Cumberland
Delmont
Dorchester
Heislerville
Leesburg
Milmay (portion)
Port Elizabeth
Millville | 2nd history | 3rd history
Shiloh Borough
Stow Creek Township - dates back to January 19, 1748, when it was formed as one of six precincts in the newly-created Cumberland County. It was formally incorporated as a township on February 21, 1798. On April 9, 1929, portions of the township were taken to create Shiloh. On October 1, 1924, the New Jersey Legislature officially changed the name of the township from "Stoe Creek" to "Stow Creek", though it is unclear when "Stow" had become "Stoe".
Upper Deerfield Township - incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 23, 1922, from portions of Deerfield Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 3, 1922
Seabrook Farms
Husted
Orchard Center
Seabrook
Seeley
Woodruff
Vineland
New Jersey Memorial Home, 524 Northwest Boulevard - [data pages
only] (American Memory
Gouldtown (pdf) | Media - - the county's first multi-racial community,
was founded by free blacks from the West Indies and elsewhere, who
intermarried with women of Finnish and Dutch lineage. It is said that
a granddaughter of John Fenwick was an ancestor of these
inhabitants.
Book: Gouldtown, a very remarkable settlement of ancient
date; studies of some sturdy examples of the simple life,
together with sketches of early colonial history of Cumberland
County and southern New Jersey and some early genealogical
records, by William Steward and Rev. Theophilus G.
Steward. (published 1913)
163-165 West Broad Street (House) - associated with the Elmer
Family [data pages only] (American Memory)
Commercial Township - incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 27, 1874, from portions of Downe Township
Laurel Lake
Mauricetown
Port Norris
Deerfield Township | 2nd history - formed as a precinct on January 19, 1748, and was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were taken to form Bridgeton Township (March 3, 1845) and Upper Deerfield Township
Rosenhayn
Downe Township
Dividing Creek
Fortescue [part of Fortescue State Wildlife Management area]
Newport
Fairfield Township | 2nd history
Fairton
Greenwich Township | 2nd history - first formed as a precinct on January 19, 1748, and was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions of Hopewell Township and Stow Creek Township were annexed in 1845
Hopewell Township - first formed as a precinct on January 19, 1748, and was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township have been taken to form Columbia Township (March 12, 1844, returned to Hopewell Township on March 11, 1845), Cohansey Township (March 6, 1848) and Shiloh borough (April 9, 1929).
The church which John Hart built for the congregation, at
Hopewell, N.J.
Duck Neck Village, Hopewell NJ
Lawrence Township - incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 17, 1885, from portions of Fairfield Township
Cedarville
Maurice River Township | 2nd history
Bricksboro
Cumberland
Delmont
Dorchester
Heislerville
Leesburg
Milmay (portion)
Port Elizabeth
Millville | 2nd history | 3rd history
Shiloh Borough
Stow Creek Township - dates back to January 19, 1748, when it was formed as one of six precincts in the newly-created Cumberland County. It was formally incorporated as a township on February 21, 1798. On April 9, 1929, portions of the township were taken to create Shiloh. On October 1, 1924, the New Jersey Legislature officially changed the name of the township from "Stoe Creek" to "Stow Creek", though it is unclear when "Stow" had become "Stoe".
Upper Deerfield Township - incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 23, 1922, from portions of Deerfield Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 3, 1922
Seabrook Farms
Husted
Orchard Center
Seabrook
Seeley
Woodruff
Vineland
New Jersey Memorial Home, 524 Northwest Boulevard - [data pages
only] (American Memory
History of Cumberland County and Historic Places