Essex County New Jersey Genealogy and History
Essex County was formed in 1683 from the Province of East Jersey.
County Seat: Newark
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Essex County, New Jersey genealogy and family history page is a place where you can come in and research your genealogy and family history. We also do our best to provide a history of the area, to provide you with an overview of the time in which your ancestors lived.
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Genealogy Research in Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County Clerk
465 Martin Luther King Blvd., Room 247
Newark, NJ 07101-0690
Phone: 973-621-4921
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The Newark Public Library
5 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07101
Phone: (973) 733-7784
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Adjacent counties
Essex County borders the following counties:
- Passaic County, New Jersey – north
- Bergen County, New Jersey – east
- Hudson County, New Jersey – east
- Union County, New Jersey – south
- Morris County, New Jersey – west
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