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New Jersey County List
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this:
Monmouth, County, N. J.
Situated in the e part of the state, and contains 1,030 sq. ms.
The surface is generally level. The whole belong to the alluvial
formation, and consists of clay mingled with sand, gravel, and
in low places vegetable mold. In many parts marl is found which
is extensively and successfully used as a manure. Drained by
Manasquan, Cedar, Oyster, Manahocking, and Westecunk creeks, and
Nevisink, Shrewsbury, Tom's, and Forked rivers. From the n.,
Millstone and South rivers flow to the Raritan, and the w. sends
forth the Assanpink, the Crosswick's, and the Rancocus to the
Delaware. Capital, Freehold. There were in 1840, neat cattle
19,592, sheep 18,694, swine 23,241; wheat 39,368 bush, prod.,
rye 166,01 Ind. corn 493,554, buckwheat 39,256, bade 3,411, oats
144,066, Potatoes 273,280, silk cocoons 1,234 pounds; 147
stores, cap. $269,007; 8 lumber yards, cap. $9,200; 7 furnaces,
2 forges, fulling m., 15 tanneries, 29 distilleries, 1 rope fac,
54 grist m., 56 saw m., 2 printing offices, daily newspapers.
Cap. in manufac. $245,36 2 acad. 111 students, 94 sch. 4,995
scholars. Po 32,909. For AHGP members you are welcome to
use these on your AHGP site.
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New Jersey County List
County |
Date |
County Formation |
County Seat |
Coordinator |
Atlantic |
1837 |
Gloucester County |
Mays Landing |
|
Bergen |
1683 |
Province of East Jersey |
Hackensack |
|
Burlington |
1694 |
Province of West Jersey |
Mount Holly |
Burlington County Team |
Camden |
1844 |
Gloucester County |
Camden |
|
Cape May |
1692 |
Province of West Jersey |
Cape May Court |
Sheryl McClure |
Cumberland |
1748 |
Salem County |
Bridgeton |
|
Essex |
1683 |
Province of East Jersey |
Newark |
|
Gloucester |
1686 |
Province of West Jersey |
Woodbury |
Webmaster |
Hudson |
1840 |
Bergen County |
Jersey City |
|
Hunterdon |
1714 |
Burlington County |
Flemington |
|
Mercer |
1838 |
Burlington, Hunterdon,
Middlesex and Somerset |
|
|
Middlesex |
1683 |
Province of East Jersey |
New Brunswick |
|
Monmouth |
1683 |
Province of East Jersey |
Freehold |
Richard Petty |
Morris |
1739 |
Hunterdon County |
Morristown |
|
Ocean |
1850 |
Monmouth County |
Toms River |
|
Passaic |
1837 |
Bergen and Essex
Counties |
Paterson |
|
Salem |
1694 |
Province of West Jersey |
Salem |
|
Somerset |
1688 |
Middlesex County |
Somerville |
|
Sussex |
1753 |
Morris County |
Morris |
|
Union |
1857 |
Essex County |
Elizabeth |
|
Warren |
1824 |
Sussex County |
Belvidere |
Sheryl McClure |
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