Kearny Genealogy (in Hudson County, NJ)

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Kearny Birth Records

New Jersey Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931 Ancestry online

New Jersey, Birth Records, 1848-1920 New Jersey State Archives

New Jersey, Birth Records, 1921-present New Jersey Department of Health

New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1809-1816, 1825-1970 Ancestry online

Kearny Cemetery Records

Arlington Memorial Park Billion Graves online

Arlington Memorial Park Find a Grave online

New Jersey Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971 Ancestry online

Sandford Burying Ground Find a Grave online

Kearny Census Records

1855 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry online

1865 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry online

1875 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry online

1885 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry online

1895 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry online

1905 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry online

1915 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Kearny Church Records

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First Lutheran Church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church of Arlington, Register, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1916-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church of Arlington, Register, Baptisms, Births, and Deaths, 1900-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

New Jersey Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931 Ancestry online

New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1809-1816, 1825-1970 Ancestry online

Parish registers, 1888-1944 [Kearny, New Jersey] (Catholic Church. St. Cecilia's (Kearny, New Jersey)) FamilySearch Library

Parish registers, 1902-1932 (Catholic Church. Sacred Heart Orphanage (Kearny, New Jersey)) FamilySearch Library

Parish registers, 1904-1953 (Catholic Church. St. Stephen (Kearny, New Jersey)) FamilySearch Library

Kearny City Directories

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Harrison (New Jersey) city directories FamilySearch Library

Harrison, Kearny, East Newark, Arlington, and North Arlington City Directory 1929 MyHeritage online

Harrison, Kearny, East Newark, Arlington, and North Arlington City Directory 1946 MyHeritage online

Harrison, Kearny, East Newark, Arlington, and North Arlington City Directory 1948 MyHeritage online

Harrison, Kearny, East Newark, Arlington, and North Arlington City Directory 1950 MyHeritage online

Harrison, Kearny, East Newark, Arlington, and North Arlington City Directory 1954 MyHeritage online

Harrison, Kearny, East Newark, Arlington, and North Arlington City Directory 1956 MyHeritage online

Harrison/Kearny, NJ 1907, 1909, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1917, 1920, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Harrison/Kearny, NJ; 1938, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Kearney, NJ 1891-1902 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Kearny City Directory 1915 MyHeritage online

Kearny City Directory 1924 MyHeritage online

Kearny City Directory 1928 MyHeritage online

Kearny City Directory 1938 MyHeritage online

Kearny, East Newark, Arlington, and North Arlington City Directory 1940 MyHeritage online

Kearny, East Newark, Arlington, and North Arlington City Directory 1946 MyHeritage online

Kearny, East Newark, Arlington, and North Arlington City Directory 1948 MyHeritage online

Kearny, East Newark, Arlington, and North Arlington City Directory 1956 MyHeritage online

Kearny, East Newark, and Arlington City Directory 1909 MyHeritage online

Kearny, NJ 1902 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Kearny Death Records

1901-1903, 1920-1929, 1949-2000 New Jersey Death Index Ancestry online

1920-1929, 1949-2017 New Jersey Death Index MyHeritage online

New Jersey Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971 Ancestry online

New Jersey, Death Records, 1848-1930 New Jersey State Archives

New Jersey, Death Records, 1931-present New Jersey Department of Health

New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1809-1816, 1825-1970 Ancestry online

Kearny Histories and Genealogies

Picturesque Arlington and Its Representative Business Men With Illustrations from Recent Photographs Ancestry online

Kearny Immigration Records

Declarations of intention, 1877-1895 [Hudson County, New Jersey] FamilySearch Library

Naturalization papers, 1834-1907 FamilySearch Library

Kearny Land Records

Deeds, 1840-1901; index, 1715-1925 FamilySearch Library

Kearny Map Records

Bird's-eye view map of the West Hudson towns--Harrison & East Newark, Kearny & Arlington, N.J., 1907 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Harrison and East Newark and Kearny, Hudson County, New Jersey, 1907 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Harrison and Kearny, Hudson County, New Jersey, 1907-1950 Library of Congress online

West Hudson Towns - Harrison - East Newark - Kearny - Arlington, 1907 Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Kearny Marriage Records

1901-1914 New Jersey Marriage License Index MyHeritage online

1901-2016 New Jersey Marriage Index Ancestry online

1915-2016 New Jersey Marriage License Index MyHeritage online

New Jersey Marriages, 1684-1895 Ancestry online

New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1809-1816, 1825-1970 Ancestry online

New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1848-1930 New Jersey State Archives

New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1931-present New Jersey Department of Health

Kearny Newspapers and Obituaries

Kearny Journal 06/19/2003 to 01/31/2013 Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for Kearny

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Kearny Republican. (Kearny, N.J.) 1891-1898

Kearny Probate Records

1785-1924 New Jersey, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Kearny School Records

Kearny High School - Lamp Post Yearbook (Kearny, NJ), 1934, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987 E Yearbook online

Kearny High School yearbook, 1934 (Jan), 1937 (Jun), 1938 (Jan), 1939 (Jun), 1940 (Jun), 1942, 1950 (Jan), 1950 (Jun), 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1958 (Jan), 1958 (Jun), 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1962 (Jun), 1962 (Jan), 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Kearny High School yearbook, 1934 (Jan), 1937 (Jun), 1938 (Jan), 1939 (Jun), 1940 (Jun), 1942, 1950 (Jan), 1950 (Jun), 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1958 (Jan), 1958 (Jun), 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1962 (Jun), 1962 (Jan), 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1997, 2000 Classmates online

Kearny High School yearbook, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1997, 2000 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Kearny High School; 1932, 1934-1935, 1939 Senior Class US Gen Web Archives online

Saint Cecilia High School; 1947, 1963 Senior Class US Gen Web Archives online



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