Newark Genealogy (in Essex County, NJ)

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Newark Birth Records

Births late 1700s to early 1800s Old Newark online

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

Presbyterian Church record books, 1775-1835 Archive Grid

Newark Cemetery Records

An history of the Old Burying Ground as contained in the case of the Attorney-General against the city of Newark, 1888 LDS Genealogy online

An history of the Old Burying Ground as contained in the case of the Attorney-General against the city of Newark, 1888 Internet Archive online

B'nai Israel Billion Graves online

BNai Israel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bethel Memorial Park Find a Grave online

Bethel Memorial Park Billion Graves online

Bnai Abraham Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Find a Grave online

Cemetery records, 1871-1984 FamilySearch Library

Coeyman Family Burial Ground Find a Grave online

Fairmount Cemetery Find a Grave online

Fairmount Cemetery Billion Graves online

Fairmount Cemetery Interment online

First Church Yard; Newark US Gen Web Archives online

First Presbyterian Church cemetery inscriptions; Newark, New Jersey FamilySearch Library

First Presbyterian Churchyard Memorial Garden Find a Grave online

Gomel Chesed Cemetery Find a Grave online

Graveyard inscriptions (1732-1884) in First Church Yard, Newark, N.J. : and other cemeteries in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Indiana Newark, N.J. FamilySearch Library

Greenwood Crematory Find a Grave online

Grove Street Hebrew Cemetery Billion Graves online

Grove Street Hebrew Cemetery Find a Grave online

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Billion Graves online

McClellan Street Cemetery Find a Grave online

Methodist Episcopal Churchyard Find a Grave online

Mount Olivet Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mount Olivet Cemetery Billion Graves online

Mount Pleasant Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mt. Olivet Roman Catholic Cemetery; Newark US Gen Web Archives online

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

New Jersey, Newark, Mount Olivet Cemetery Records, 1871-1984 Family Search online

New Jersey, Newark, Woodland Cemetery Records, 1895-1980 Family Search online

Newark City Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old Burying Ground (Defunct) Find a Grave online

Prospect Hill Cemetery; Newark US Gen Web Archives online

Rosemount Memorial Park Find a Grave online

Talmud Torah Cemetery Find a Grave online

The old Jewish cemeteries of Newark FamilySearch Library

Tombstone Inscriptions, Essex County, New Jersey Ancestry online

U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. IX: Fairmount Cemetery (African-American) Newark, NJ Ancestry online

Union Field Cemetery Find a Grave online

Woodland Cemetery Find a Grave online

Woodland Cemetery Billion Graves online

Woodland Cemetery Interment online

Woodland Cemetery (Newark, New Jersey) index, 1895-1980 FamilySearch Library

Newark 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

7th ward, city of Newark, census of 1855 FamilySearch Library

Newark Census, 1670 New Horizons Genealogical Services online

Newark, New Jersey Census Book 1826 MG 264 Archive Grid

Official map of the city of Newark and vicinity, Essex County, State of New Jersey : E.D. 91 to E.D. 353, 1920 [census] FamilySearch Library

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

Newark Church Records (188)


Newark City Directories (172)


Newark 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

Newark Histories and Genealogies (61)


Newark Immigration Records

Declarations of intention, 1849-1906 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization papers, 1779-1906 FamilySearch Library

New Jersey, Naturalization Records, 1878-1945 (Newark) Ancestry online

New Jersey, Naturalization Records, 1878-1945 (Newark) Ancestry online

Petition for naturalization (Newark, Essex, New Jersey), 1914-1945 FamilySearch Library

Petitions for naturalization, 1850-1906; indexes to naturalization records, 1830-1906 FamilySearch Library

U.S., Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists (includes Newark 1836 ) Ancestry online

United States, New Jersey, Naturalization records from various counties, 1905-1944 Family Search online

Newark Land Records

Deeds, 1688-1901; index 1688-1909[ Essex County, New Jersey] FamilySearch Library

East New Jersey index to records at Perth Amboy, 1665-1743 FamilySearch Library

Record of lands, vol. 1-2, 1669-1735 FamilySearch Library

Newark Map Records

City map of Newark, N.J., 1874 Library of Congress online

Holbrook's map of the city of Newark, New Jersey, 1875 Library of Congress online

Holbrook's map of the city of Newark, New Jersey, 1876 Library of Congress online

Holbrook's map of the city of Newark, New Jersey, 1878 Library of Congress online

Holbrook's map of the city of Newark, New Jersey, 1879 Library of Congress online

Map of Newark and East Newark, N.J. from the most authentic surveys, 1836 Library of Congress online

Map of Newark, N.J., Harrison-Kearney 1895. Library of Congress online

Map of Newark-New Jersey 1916. Library of Congress online

Map of the city of Newark, state of New Jersey, 1859 Library of Congress online

Newark 1901 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Newark, 1889 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Newark, 1901 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Newark, 1911 Vol 1 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Newark, 1912, Vol 2 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Newark, 1916c Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Newark, 1926, Vol 2 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Newark, 1927, Vol 3 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Official map of the city of Newark and vicinity, Essex County, State of New Jersey : E.D. 91 to E.D. 353, 1920 [census] FamilySearch Library

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, 1892 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, 1892 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, 1892 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, 1892 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, 1904 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, 1908 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, 1908-1909 Library of Congress online

Newark Marriage Records

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1670-1965 New Jersey Marriage Records (selections) Ancestry online

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

Baptist Church at Lyons Farm Marriage Records, 1795 - 1800 New Horizons Genealogical Services online

Marriage Records of Lyons Farms Baptist Church, 1795-1800 (Now Union Co.) US Gen Web Archives online

Marriage records, 1795-1920 [Essex County, New Jersey] FamilySearch Library

Marriages late 1700s to early 1800s Old Newark 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

Record of marriages and a few baptisms, 1822-1877 FamilySearch Library

Record of marriages, 1897-1944 FamilySearch Library

Newark Military Records

Civil War recruiting agent's enlistment lists, 1864, for Newark, N.J. FamilySearch Library

Official list of names of residents of the city of Newark, New Jersey : who served with the military forces of the United States of America against the central powers of Europe during the term of hostilities, April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918 FamilySearch Library

U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. IX: Fairmount Cemetery (African-American) Newark, NJ Ancestry online

Undertakers in Elizabeth and Newark New Jersey, and surrounding areas, 1859-1891 US Gen Web Archives online

War Record of the First Baptist Church, Newark, N.J. During the Four Year's National Struggle, from 1861 To 1865 Ancestry online

Newark Minority Records

African American Newark Newspapers, 1930s to 1960s Newark Public Library Digital Repository online

City News, African American newspaper, 1990-2002 Newark Public Library Digital Repository online

Jewish Chronicle 10/14/1921 to 01/08/1943 Genealogy Bank online

Jewish Chronicle. (Newark, N.J.) 1921-1952 US Newspaper Directory

Jewish News. (Newark, N.J.) 1947-1988 US Newspaper Directory

La Tribuna de New Jersey, Spanish newspaper, 1975-2011 (selections) Newark Public Library Digital Repository online

New Jersey Afro-American, 1975-1975 Google News Archive online

The Italians of Newark : a community study FamilySearch Library

The Jewish community blue book of Newark FamilySearch Library

The old Jewish cemeteries of Newark FamilySearch Library

Newark Miscellaneous Records

Voters and elections, 1812-1854 FamilySearch Library

Newark Newspapers and Obituaries

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African American Newark Newspapers, 1930s to 1960s Newark Public Library Digital Repository online

Books, pamphlets and newspapers printed at Newark, New Jersey, 1776-1900 LDS Genealogy online

Books, pamphlets and newspapers printed at Newark, New Jersey, 1776-1900 Internet Archive online

Centinel Of Freedom 10/05/1796 to 09/19/1876 Genealogy Bank online

Chalkbeat Newark 08/25/2020 to Current Genealogy Bank online

City News, African American newspaper, 1990-2002 Newark Public Library Digital Repository online

Evening Star and Newark Advertiser 1907-1908 Newspapers.com online

Evening star and Newark advertiser (Newark, N.J.) (from July 1, 1907 to Feb. 1, 1908) MyHeritage online

Evening star and Newark advertiser 07/01/1907 to 02/01/1908 Genealogy Bank online

Jewish Chronicle 10/14/1921 to 01/08/1943 Genealogy Bank online

La Tribuna de New Jersey, Spanish newspaper, 1975-2011 (selections) Newark Public Library Digital Repository online

New Jersey Afro-American, 1975-1975 Google News Archive online

New Jersey Deutsche Zeitung 04/12/1880 to 06/30/1898 Genealogy Bank online

New Jersey Volksmann 09/01/1871 to 11/25/1871 Genealogy Bank online

New-Jersey Telescope 11/04/1808 to 11/07/1809 Genealogy Bank online

New-York Gazette, and the Weekly Mercury 09/21/1776 to 11/02/1776 Genealogy Bank online

Newark Budgetᅠ(1886-1886) Newspaper Archive online

Newark Daily Advertiser 03/28/1832 to 12/29/1866 Genealogy Bank online

Newark Evening Star And Newark Advertiserᅠ(1907-1912) Newspaper Archive online

Newark Evening Star and Newark Advertiser 1909-1916 Newspapers.com online

Newark Star And Newark Advertiserᅠ(1908-1909) Newspaper Archive online

Newark Star and Newark Advertiser 1909-1909 Newspapers.com online

Newark Star-Eagle 1916-1916 Newspapers.com online

Newark Star-Ledger 08/01/1945 to 01/01/1990 Genealogy Bank online

Newark Sunday Call, 1872-1883, 1885-1936, 1939-1946 Google News Archive online

Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) (from Nov. 27, 1909 to Jan. 29, 1916) Chronicling America online

People's Paper 09/01/1871 to 11/25/1871 Genealogy Bank online

Star and Newark Advertiser 1908-1908 Newspapers.com online

Star and Newark Advertiser 1908-1909 Newspapers.com online

Star and Newark advertiser 02/03/1908 to 04/02/1909 Genealogy Bank online

Star and newark advertiser (newark, n.j.) (from feb. 3, 1908 to sept. 30, 1908) MyHeritage online

Star-Ledger 09/21/1992 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Star-Ledger, The: Web Edition Articles 07/10/2007 to Current Genealogy Bank online

The Catholic Advocate, 5 January 1957 - 30 December 1976 The Catholic News Archive online

The Evening star and Newark advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) (from July 1, 1907 to Feb. 1, 1908) Chronicling America online

The Newark star and Newark advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) (from April 3, 1909 to Nov. 26, 1909) Chronicling America online

The star and Newark advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) (from Feb. 3, 1908 to April 2, 1909) Chronicling America online

Woods's Newark Gazette 05/19/1791 to 11/01/1797 Genealogy Bank online

nj.com: Blogs 01/23/2008 to 02/07/2019 Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for Newark

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.

Advance. (Newark, N.J.) 1965-1966

Black New Ark. (Newark, N.J.) 1972-1974

Cartoon. (Newark, N.J.) 1873-1874

Centinel of Freedom [Microform]. (Newark, N.J.) 1796-1823

Centinel of Freedom. (Newark, N.J.) 1796-1823

East Orange Citizen and the Ampere Citizen. (Newark, N.J.) 1921-1926

East Orange Citizen. (Newark, N.J.) 1926-1942

Essex County Press. (Newark, N.J.) 1872-1881

Evening News. (Newark, N.J.) 1968-1972

Evening Star and Newark Advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908

Helvetia. (Newark, N.J.) 1870-1878

Irish Citizen. (Newark, N.J.) 1876-1877

Italian Tribune News. (Newark, N.J.) 1969-1978

Italian Tribune. (Newark, N.J.) 1978-1984

Italian Tribune. (Newark, N.J.) 1999-Current

Jewish Chronicle. (Newark, N.J.) 1921-1952

Jewish News. (Newark, N.J.) 1947-1988

Minute Man. (Newark, N.J.) 1922-1929

New Jersey Afro American. (Newark, N.J.) 1941-1991

New Jersey Eagle. (Newark [N.J.]) 1849-1857

New Jersey Guardian. (Newark, N.J.) 1934-1942

New Jersey Hausfreund. (Newark, N.J.) 1872-1876

New Jersey Herald News. (Newark, N.J.) 1938-1966

New Jersey Italian-American. (Newark, N.J.) 1943-1955

New Jersey Unionist. (Newark, N.J.) 1885-1889

New Jersey Weekly Post. (Newark, N.J.) 1843-1845

New-Jersey Eagle. (Newark, N.J.) 1820-1845

New-Jersey Telescope [Microform]. (Newark, N.J.) 1808-1809

New-Jersey Telescope. (Newark, N.J.) 1808-1809

Newark Advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) 1904-1907

Newark Daily Advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) 1830s-1830s

Newark Daily Advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) 1832-1904

Newark Daily Courier. (Newark, N.J.) 1876-1877

Newark Daily Eagle. (Newark, N.J.) 1853-1857

Newark Daily Journal. (Newark, N.J.) 1861-1887

Newark Daily Mercury. (Newark, N.J.) 1849-1863

Newark Eagle and the Newark Star. (Newark, N.J.) 1915-1916

Newark Evening Courier. (Newark, N.J.) 1866-1876

Newark Evening Journal. (Newark, N.J.) 1857-1861

Newark Evening News. (Newark, N.J.) 1883-1968

Newark Evening Star and Newark Advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916

Newark Gazette and New-Jersey Advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) 1797-1799

Newark Gazette. (Newark [N.J.]) 1799-1804

Newark Herald. (Newark, N.J.) 1928-1939

Newark Intelligencer. (Newark, N.J.) 1827-1830

Newark Journal. (Newark, N.J.) 1887-1895

Newark Messenger. (Newark, N.J.) 1817-1818

Newark Monitor. (Newark, N.J.) 1830-1834

Newark Morning Eagle. (Newark, N.J.) 1847-1853

Newark Morning Register. (Newark, N.J.) 1869-1886

Newark Press. (Newark, N.J.) 1868-1870

Newark Star-Eagle. (Newark, N.J.) 1916-1939

Newark Star-Ledger. (Newark, N.J.) 1939-1964

Newark Star. (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1915

Newark Steren. (Newark, N.J.) 1920s-1921

Newark Sunday Call. (Newark, N.J.) 1882-1946

Newark Sunday News. (Newark, N.J.) 1946-1972

Newark Times. (Newark, N.J.) 1891-1894

Newark TribulNe. (Newark, N.J.) 1880-1885

Newark Tribune. (Newark, N.J.) 1886-1898

Newark Weekly Courier. (Newark, N.J.) 1867-1877

Newark Weekly Journal. (Newark, N.J.) 1857-1895

Newark Weekly Mercury. (Newark, N.J.) 1855-1863

Saturday Post and Merchants Journal. (Newark, N.J.) 1868-1869

Sentinel of Freedom, and New-Jersey Advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) 1823-1832

Sentinel of Freedom. (Newark, N.J.) 1832-1913

Star and Newark Advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909

Star-Ledger. (Newark, N.J.) 1964-Current

Sunday Call. (Newark, N.J.) 1872-1882

Sunday Standard and New Jersey Unionist. (Newark, N.J.) 1889-1890

Sunday Standard. (Newark, N.J.) 1890-1894

Sunday Standard. (Newark, N.J.) 1895-1896

Times Standard. (Newark, N.J.) 1894-1895

Town Talk. (Newark, N.J.) 1890-1920

Vailsburg Leader. (Vailsburg, N.J.) 1949-Current

Ward Hospital Bulletin. (Newark, N.J.) 1865-1860s

Weekly New-Jersey Eagle. ([Newark, N.J.) 1845-1849

Woods's Newark Gazette and New-Jersey Advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) 1795-1797

Woods's Newark Gazette and Paterson Advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) 1793-1795

Woods's Newark Gazette. (Newark, N.J.) 1791-1793

Newark Probate Records

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

Abstracts of Essex County, New Jersey, partitions and divisions of estates, 1793-1881, recorded at Newark, New Jersey : Essex County, New Jersey FamilySearch Library

Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760 Ancestry online

New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 Ancestry online

Newark School Records (68)


Newark Tax Records

1772-1822 Tax Lists (included in New Jersey Census collection) Ancestry online

Newark, New Jersey Tax Rate Books 1817-1850 MG 266 Archive Grid

Newark, New Jersey, tax records 1834 FamilySearch Library

Tax lists, 1817-1850 FamilySearch Library



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