Somerset County NJ Genealogy
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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Somerset Records by TypeBirth Records (26)Cemetery Records (157) Census Records (48) Church Records (122) City Directories (55) Court Records (1) Death Records (13) Histories and Genealogies (77) Immigration Records (1) Land Records (13) Map Records (40) Marriage Records (24) Military Records (3) Miscellaneous Records (8) Newspapers and Obituaries (52) Probate Records (8) School Records (98) Tax Records (10) 
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Overview of Somerset County Records
- Somerset County was created in 1688 from Middlesex County.
- 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 Somerset County Clerk has court records starting in 1777, as well as land records starting in 1765.
- The Somerset County Surrogate has probate records starting in 1794.
- Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.