Rahway

City of Rahway
Municipal Building
1 City Hall Plaza
Rahway, NJ 07065

Books

• Rediscovery of Rahway by F. Alexander Shipley (Rahway, 1976)

Cemeteries

• First Presbyterian Cemetery, Saint Georges Ave., Rahway, NJ
• Hazel Wood Cemetery Company, West Lake Ave., Rahway, NJ, 07065. In business since 1860. Cemetery records on-site but written request is required.
• Rahway Cemetery (gravestone inscriptions, circa 1950, available online: surnames A-G, surnames H-N, surnames O-Z; contact online coordinator Arlene), cemetery: 1670 St. Georges Ave., Rahway, NJ 07065-2006. In business since 1724. Cemetery records at office. Appointment required. also Audrey Shields Hancock web page on this cemetery
• St. Gertrude’s Roman Catholic Cemetery, 53 Inman Ave., Rahway, NJ  07067

Historic Sites & Museums

• Merchants & Drovers Tavern, 1632 St Georges Ave., Rahway, NJ 07065

Libraries & Historical Societies

• Rahway Historical Society, PO Box 1842, 1632 Saint Georges Ave., Rahway, NJ 07065
• Rahway Public Library, 1 City Hall Plaza, Rahway, NJ 07065

Other Resources

• Rahway newspaper collection (starting 1829)
• Second Presbyterian Church membership roll 1849-1887
• Map of Westfield and camp troops in Rahway, 1777
• Rahway: Sanborn Maps