The Mad Genealogist

Cumberland County was created on 1683 and was formed from Salem County. The County was named for William Augustus, Earl of Cumberland. The County Seat is Bridgeton. The Colonial Legislature, at a session held January 30, 1748, passed an Act erecting the east side of Salem County into a new county to be called Cumberland. It was so named by Governor Jonathan Belcher in honor of his patron, William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, brother of the king and the victor over “Bonnie Prince Charles”, (Stuart) the Young Pretender to the throne of England whose hopes were quenched at the bloody Battle of Culloden Moor.

Cape May County was created on 1692 and was formed from West Jersey Province. The County was named for Cape May, Capt. Cornelius Jacobsen Mey. The County Seat is Cape May.

Counties adjacent to Cape May County are Atlantic County (north), Cumberland County (northwest).

Cape May County Boroughs Include Avalon, Cape May Point, Stone Harbor, West Cape May, West Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, Woodbine. Cities Include Cape May, North Wildwood, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Wildwood. Townships Include Dennis Township, Lower Township, Middle Township, Upper Township. CDPs and Communities Include Cape May Court House, Dennisville, Diamond Beach, Erma, Marmora, North Cape May, Strathmere, Tuckahoe, Rio Grande, Villas, Whitesboro-Burleigh.

Camden County was created on March 13, 1844 and was formed from Gloucester County . The County was named for the Earl of Camden. The County Seat is Camden.

Counties adjacent to Camden County are Burlington County (east), Atlantic County (southeast), Gloucester County (west), Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (northwest).

Camden CountyBoroughs Include Audubon, Audubon Park, Barrington, Bellmawr, Berlin, Brooklawn, Chesilhurst, Clementon, Collingswood, Gibbsboro, Haddon Heights, Haddonfield, Hi-Nella, Laurel Springs, Lawnside, Lindenwold, Magnolia, Merchantville, Mount Ephraim, Oaklyn, Pine Hill, Pine Valley, Runnemede, Somerdale, Stratford, Tavistock, Woodlynne. Cities Include Camden, Gloucester. Townships Include Berlin, Cherry Hill, Gloucester, Haddon, Pennsauken, Voorhees, Waterford, Winslow. CDPs and Communities Include Ashland, Barclay-Kingston, Blackwood, Cherry Hill Mall, Echelon, Erial, Erlton-Ellisburg, Glendora, Golden Triangle, Greentree, Sicklerville, Springdale.

Burlington County was created on 1694 and was formed from West Jersey Province. The County was named for a corruption of Bridlington, England. The County Seat is Mount Holly.

Counties adjacent to Burlington County are Mercer County (north), Monmouth County (northeast), Ocean County (east), Atlantic County (south), Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (west), Camden County (west), Bucks County, Pennsylvania (northwest).

Bergen County was established in December 1682 (formed 7 Mar 1683), when the Assembly of East Jersey Province divided the Province into four original counties: Bergen, Essex, Middlesex, and Monmouth. It originally included the area that is today Hudson County, and part of the area that is today Passaic County. On October 31, 1693 Bergen County was divided into Bergen and Hackensack Townships. In 1709 (January 21, 1710) New Barbadoes township was transferred from Essex County to Bergen, and became its county seat. On February 7, 1837 part of Bergen County’s area was transferred to form Passaic County. The County was named for either Bergen-op-Zoom, the Netherlands or Bergen, Norway. The County Seat is Hackensack.

Atlantic County was created on 1837 and was formed from Gloucester County. The County was named for the Atlantic Ocean. The County Seat is Mays Landing.

Counties adjacent to Atlantic County are Burlington County (north), Ocean County (northeast), Cape May County (south), Cumberland County (southwest), Camden County (northwest), Gloucester County (northwest).

Atlantic County Boroughs Include Buena, Folsom, Longport, Cities Include Absecon, Atlantic City, Brigantine, Corbin City, Egg Harbor City, Estell Manor, Linwood, Margate City, Northfield, Pleasantville, Port Republic, Somers Point, Ventnor City. Towns Include Hammonton. Townships Include Buena Vista, Egg Harbor, Galloway, Hamilton, Mullica, Weymouth. CDPs and Communities Include Collings Lakes, Elwood-Magnolia, Landisville, Mays Landing, Pomona, Richland, Smithville, Sweetwater

Counties were abolished officially in 1959 though their purpose had been chiefly to define county court districts. For genealogical research purposes, counties become necessary when using the federal census returns, since they are all cataloged by county. Connecticut’s original four counties had become eight counties by the time of the first federal census in 1790. Keep in mind some towns on the borders crossed county jurisdictions for different census enumerations

Windham County was created on May 12, 1726 and was formed from New London County. The County was named After Windham in Sussex, England. The County Seat is Willimantic.

Counties adjacent to Windham County are Worcester County, Massachusetts (north), Providence County, Rhode Island (east), Kent County, Rhode Island (southeast), New London County (south), Tolland County (west).

Cities, Towns and Communities include Ashford, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Eastford, Hampton, Killingly, Plainfield, Pomfret, Putnam, Scotland, Sterling, Thompson, Windham and Woodstock

FOR MORE HISTORICAL DETAILS AND LINKS, SEE:

• Windham County Genealogy Site
• Connecticut Archives & Societies

Tolland County was created on October 13, 1785 and was formed from Windham County . The County was named After Tolland, Somerset, England. The County Seat is Rockville .

Counties adjacent to Tolland County are Hartford County (west), New London County (south), Windham County (east), Hampden County, Massachusetts (northwest), Worcester County, Massachusetts (northeast).

Cities, Towns and Communities include Andover, Bolton, Columbia, Coventry, Ellington, Hebron, Mansfield, Somers, Stafford, Tolland, Union, Vernon and Willington

FOR MORE HISTORICAL DETAILS AND LINKS, SEE:

• Tolland County Genealogy Site
• Connecticut Archives & Societies
• Connecticut Court, Probate & Tax Records

New London County was created on May 10, 1666 and was formed as One of four original counties created in Connecticut. The County was named After London, England . The County Seat is New London .

Counties adjacent to New London County are Windham County (north), Kent County, Rhode Island (northeast), Washington County, Rhode Island (east), Middlesex County (west), Tolland County (northwest), Hartford County (northwest).

Cities, Towns and Communities include Bozrah, Colchester, East Lyme, Franklin, Griswold, Groton, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Lyme, Montville, Mystic, New London (consolidated city-town), North Stonington, Norwich (consolidated city-town), Old Lyme, Preston, Salem, Sprague, Stonington, Voluntown and Waterford