In 1857, Union County became the last New Jersey county to be created. Ironically, its boundaries were essentially the same as the original 1664 Elizabethtown Purchase, the first English settlement in the state. The newly formed county consisted of the City of Elizabeth and the Townships of Springfield, Westfield, Rahway, Union, New Providence, and Plainfield, which were once part of Essex County.
Today, Union County is made up of 21 municipalities. Click any of the links below to learn about resources specific to that community:
Started in 1996, the USGenWeb project is celebrating its 25th anniversary of providing free genealogy for 25 years. And it’s all through the work of volunteers. Want to help?
Read “New Jersey Vital Records: What? How? Where?” (updated 2018) to find out what records are available from NJ Dept. of Health and the NJ State Archives, both in-person and through the mail.
Join our Facebook page. Post links to local news stories, events, queries, postcards, etc.
Subscribe to our NJUnion group now on Groups.io
If you’re a subscriber, email NJUnion group at NJunion@groups.io
View https://groups.io/g/NJunion homepage
Check out the What’s New page.
Check out the FAQs page for frequently asked questions about Union county, New Jersey, and this NJGenWeb project.
Search for Your Ancestors
- Union County, NJ, NJGenWeb Archives
- Union County, NJ, Groups.io Mailing List
- Union County, NJ, Rootsweb Mailing List (archived) (type NJUNION as name of list; also try the NJ list because lots of data have been posted there)
Check out the Records page for more.
Contribute
If you have Union County genealogical or historical materials and would be willing to transcribe them, the NJGenWeb Archives has an easy-to-use form. We’re always looking for Bible records, biographies, deeds, obituaries, pensions, wills, censuses, and much more. Remember, the USGenWeb Project is made up of volunteers.
Contact
Contact other Union county researchers through Queries or Facebook. Contact me about this website.
The NJGenWeb State Coordinator is Denise Wells. Assistant State Coordinator is MaryAlice Schwanke.
FYI: For Your Information
Map courtesy of Rutgers Special Collections and Archives.
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Updated 28 April 2021
