Bergen County NJ Genealogy

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Bergen Records by Type

Birth Records (21)
Cemetery Records (230)
Census Records (73)
Church Records (156)
City Directories (126)
Death Records (21)
Histories and Genealogies (71)
Immigration Records (2)
Land Records (10)
Map Records (112)
Marriage Records (38)
Military Records (2)
Minority Records (6)
Miscellaneous Records (3)
Newspapers and Obituaries (158)
Probate Records (8)
School Records (230)
Tax Records (3)

Bergen County Records by City/Town

Arlington Genealogy (65)
Bergenfield Genealogy (72)
Bogota Genealogy (51)
Carlstadt Genealogy (55)
Cliffside Park Genealogy (49)
Closter Genealogy (53)
Cresskill Genealogy (45)
Demarest Genealogy (54)
Dumont Genealogy (57)
East Rutherford Genealogy (52)
Edgewater Genealogy (51)
Elmwood Park Genealogy (51)
Emerson Genealogy (49)
Englewood Genealogy (104)
Fair Lawn Genealogy (67)
Fairview Genealogy (52)
Fort Lee Genealogy (63)
Franklin Lakes Genealogy (52)
Garfield Genealogy (64)
Glen Rock Genealogy (50)
Hackensack Genealogy (173)
Harrington Park Genealogy (45)
Hillsdale Genealogy (48)
Ho-Ho-Kus Genealogy (51)
Leonia Genealogy (47)
Little Ferry Genealogy (46)
Lodi Genealogy (64)
Lyndhurst Genealogy (59)

Mahwah Genealogy (64)
Midland Park Genealogy (47)
Montvale Genealogy (46)
New Milford Genealogy (45)
North Arlington Genealogy (63)
Norwood Genealogy (45)
Oakland Genealogy (57)
Old Tappan Genealogy (47)
Oradell Genealogy (50)
Palisades Park Genealogy (46)
Paramus Genealogy (78)
Park Ridge Genealogy (55)
Ramsey Genealogy (62)
Ridgefield Genealogy (49)
Ridgefield Park Genealogy (53)
Ridgewood Genealogy (106)
River Vale Genealogy (45)
Rutherford Genealogy (84)
Saddle Brook Genealogy (61)
Saddle River Genealogy (53)
Teaneck Genealogy (55)
Tenafly Genealogy (64)
Waldwick Genealogy (48)
Wallington Genealogy (51)
Westwood Genealogy (60)
Wood-Ridge Genealogy (49)
Wyckoff Genealogy (59)

Overview of Bergen County Records

Bergen County was created in 1683.
Birth records for 1848 to 1920, marriage records for 1848 to 1930, and death records for 1848 to 1930 can be obtained from the New Jersey State Archives. Birth records for 1921 and later, marriage records for 1931 and later, and death records for 1931 and later can be obtained from the New Jersey Department of Health.
The Bergen County Clerk has divorce records starting in 1955, as well as court records starting in 1785, and land records starting in 1766.
The Bergen County Surrogate has probate records starting in 1698.
Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.