South Orange Genealogy (in Essex County, NJ)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to South Orange are also found through the Essex County and New Jersey pages.


South Orange Cemetery Records

South Orange Cemetery Interment online

South Orange Cemetery (Defunct) Find a Grave online

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

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 online

Baldwin's Orange Directory Containing. . . Orange, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange, Bloomfield and Montclair 1884, 1888 The NJ Historical Portal online

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 online

East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1918 MyHeritage online

Moffat's Elite Directory of Bloomfield, Montclair, Oranges, West Orange, East Orange, South Orange and Montrose for 1884-1887 The NJ Historical Portal online

Moffat's Essex County Directory, Including the City of Orange, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange, Bloomfield, Montclair, Belleville, Franklin, Caldwell, Livingston, Millburn and Clinton Townships, and a Business Directory of the City of Newark 1890 The NJ Historical Portal online

Orange (New Jersey) city directories FamilySearch Library

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, West Orange, Hilton, and Maplewood City Directory 1926 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, West Orange, Hilton, and Maplewood City Directory 1927 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, West Orange, Hilton, and Maplewood City Directory 1928 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, West Orange, Hilton, and Maplewood City Directory 1929 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, West Orange, Hilton, and Maplewood City Directory 1930 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, West Orange, Hilton, and Maplewood City Directory 1934 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, West Orange, and Maplewood City Directory 1934 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1912 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1914 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1916 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1922 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1924 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1925 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1926 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1929 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1934 MyHeritage online

South Orange and Montrose City Directory 1901 MyHeritage online

South Orange and Montrose City Directory 1904 MyHeritage online

South Orange Histories and Genealogies

The Township of South Orange Village Ancestry online

South Orange Newspapers and Obituaries

South Orange Home Newsᅠ(1915-1922) Newspaper Archive online

Offline Newspapers for South Orange

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.

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 School Records

Marylawn of the Oranges High School - Marylawn Yearbook (South Orange, NJ), 1966 E Yearbook online

Marylawn of the Oranges High School yearbook, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1974 Classmates online

Marylawn of the Oranges High School yearbook, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1974 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Marylawn of the Oranges High School yearbooks, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1974 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Montrose School yearbook, 1949, 1950 Classmates online

Montrose School yearbook, 1949, 1950 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Seton Hall College yearbooks, 1927, 1928, 1949 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Seton Hall Preparatory High School yearbook, 1942, 1963 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Seton Hall Preparatory School yearbooks, 1942, 1943, 1963 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Seton Hall University - Galleon Yearbook (South Orange, NJ), 1927, 1928, 1949, 1974 E Yearbook online

Seton Hall University yearbooks, 1928, 1949, 1961, 1974 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

South Orange Middle School - Freshman Yearbook (South Orange, NJ), 1970 E Yearbook online

South Orange Middle School yearbook, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

The summit of a century : the centennial story of Seton Hall University, 1856-1956 Internet Archive online


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