South Orange Genealogy (in Essex County, NJ)
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South Orange Birth Records
New Jersey Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931 Ancestry 
New Jersey, Birth Records, 1848-1920 New Jersey State Archives
New Jersey, Birth Records, 1921-present New Jersey Department of Health
South Orange Cemetery Records
New Jersey Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971 Ancestry
South Orange Cemetery Interment
South Orange Cemetery (Defunct) Find a Grave
South Orange Census Records
1855 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry
1865 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry
1875 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry
1885 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry
1895 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry
1905 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry
1915 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
South Orange Church Records
A History of the First Presbyterian and Trinity Church, South Orange, New Jersey FamilySearch Library
Church records, 1860-1876 [South Orange, New Jersey] (Catholic Church. Immaculate Conception Chapel (South Orange, New Jersey)) FamilySearch Library
New Jersey Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931 Ancestry
Parish registers, 1842-1939 (Catholic Church. St. Mary (Newark, New Jersey)) FamilySearch Library
South Orange City Directories
Baldwin's Directory of Orange, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange, Livingston, Bloomfield and Montclair, with Maps of the Oranges and of Bloomfield and Montclair 1889 The NJ Historical Portal
Baldwin's Orange Directory Containing. . . Orange, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange, Bloomfield and Montclair 1884, 1888 The NJ Historical Portal
Baldwin's Orange Directory, Containing the Name and Business Addresses of all Residents of Orange, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange, Bloomfield and Montclair. Together with a Revised Map 1883-1888 The NJ Historical Portal
East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1918 MyHeritage
Moffat's Elite Directory of Bloomfield, Montclair, Oranges, West Orange, East Orange, South Orange and Montrose for 1884-1887 The NJ Historical Portal
Orange (New Jersey) city directories FamilySearch Library
Orange, East Orange, South Orange, West Orange, Hilton, and Maplewood City Directory 1926 MyHeritage
Orange, East Orange, South Orange, West Orange, Hilton, and Maplewood City Directory 1927 MyHeritage
Orange, East Orange, South Orange, West Orange, Hilton, and Maplewood City Directory 1928 MyHeritage
Orange, East Orange, South Orange, West Orange, Hilton, and Maplewood City Directory 1929 MyHeritage
Orange, East Orange, South Orange, West Orange, Hilton, and Maplewood City Directory 1930 MyHeritage
Orange, East Orange, South Orange, West Orange, Hilton, and Maplewood City Directory 1934 MyHeritage
Orange, East Orange, South Orange, West Orange, and Maplewood City Directory 1934 MyHeritage
Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1912 MyHeritage
Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1914 MyHeritage
Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1916 MyHeritage
Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1922 MyHeritage
Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1924 MyHeritage
Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1925 MyHeritage
Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1926 MyHeritage
Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1929 MyHeritage
Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1934 MyHeritage
South Orange Death Records
1901-1903, 1920-1929, 1949-2000 New Jersey Death Index Ancestry
1920-1929, 1949-2017 New Jersey Death Index MyHeritage
New Jersey Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971 Ancestry
New Jersey, Death Records, 1848-1930 New Jersey State Archives
New Jersey, Death Records, 1931-present New Jersey Department of Health
South Orange Histories and Genealogies
The Township of South Orange Village Ancestry
South Orange Immigration Records
Declarations of intention, 1849-1906 FamilySearch Library
Naturalization papers, 1779-1906 FamilySearch Library
New Jersey, Naturalization Records, 1878-1945 (Newark) Ancestry
Petitions for naturalization, 1850-1906; indexes to naturalization records, 1830-1906 FamilySearch Library
South Orange Land Records
Deeds, 1688-1901; index 1688-1909[ Essex County, New Jersey] FamilySearch Library
South Orange Marriage Records
1670-1965 New Jersey Marriage Records (selections) Ancestry
1901-1914 New Jersey Marriage License Index MyHeritage
1901-2016 New Jersey Marriage Index Ancestry
1915-2016 New Jersey Marriage License Index MyHeritage
Marriage records, 1795-1920 [Essex County, New Jersey] FamilySearch Library
New Jersey Marriages, 1684-1895 Ancestry
New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1848-1930 New Jersey State Archives
New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1931-present New Jersey Department of Health
South Orange Newspapers and Obituaries
South Orange Home Newsﾠ(1915-1922) Newspaper Archive
The Home News (1915-1922) The NJ Historical Portal
Offline Newspapers for South OrangeAccording 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. South Orange Bulletin. (South Orange, N.J.) 1870-1906 South Orange Record and South Orange Home News. (South Orange, N.J.) 1942-1948 South Orange Record. (South Orange, N.J.) 1903-1942 |
South Orange Probate Records
1785-1924 New Jersey, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry
Abstracts of Essex County, New Jersey, partitions and divisions of estates, 1793-1881, recorded at Newark, New Jersey : Essex County, New Jersey FamilySearch Library
South Orange School Records
Marylawn of the Oranges High School - Marylawn Yearbook (South Orange, NJ), 1966 E Yearbook
Marylawn of the Oranges High School yearbook, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1974 Classmates
Montrose School yearbook, 1949, 1950 Classmates
Montrose School yearbook, 1949, 1950 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Seton Hall College yearbooks, 1927, 1928, 1949 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Seton Hall Preparatory High School yearbook, 1942, 1963 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Seton Hall Preparatory School yearbooks, 1942, 1943, 1963 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Seton Hall University - Galleon Yearbook (South Orange, NJ), 1927, 1928, 1949, 1974 E Yearbook
Seton Hall University yearbooks, 1928, 1949, 1961, 1974 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
South Orange Middle School - Freshman Yearbook (South Orange, NJ), 1970 E Yearbook
South Orange Middle School yearbook, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
The summit of a century : the centennial story of Seton Hall University, 1856-1956 Internet Archive
South Orange Tax Records
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