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THE STORYOF NEW JERSEY'SCIVIL BOUNDARIES 1606- 1968 JOHN E SNYDER NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STATE OF NEW JERSEY James E. McGreevey, Governor Department of Environmental Protection Bradley M. Campbell, Commissioner Land Use Management Ernest P. Hahn, Assistant Commissioner Geological Survey Karl Muessig, State Geologist NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 67 THE STORYOF NEW JERSEY'SCIVILBOUNDARIES 1606- 1968 by John P. Snyder First Edition Bureau of Geology and Topography Trenton, New Jersey 1969 Reprinted New Jersey Geological Survey 2004 NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STATE OF _EW JEIRSEY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTROBERT A. ROOFE,COCONSEI_VATIONM_4tSStONE_R We are pleased to sponsor this fine text detailing the history of New lersey's civilboundaries. Previous compilations certainly must not be overlooked for their contemporary values within their chosen scopes. However, this book, with respect to both quality and quantity of information, is the most comprehensive of its kind ever published. It is entirelyfittingand proper to dedicate this volume to the Land Surveyors of this State. These are the men who, for over three hundred years, have repeatedly walked the length and breadth of New lersey, often crossing nearly impassable terraln,in order to physically implement the boundary lines established by State and local governmental agencies. Robert A. Roe Commis sioner December a 1968 NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Foreword ............................................................................. xi Aeknowledgments ....................................................................... xiii L History of New Jersey as Related to Civil Divisions .................................. 1 1. The Lenni Lenape Indians ....................................................... 1 2. Dutch and Swedish Settlement (1623-1664) ......................................... 1 3. Early English Grants (1606-1664) .................................................. 4 4. Early English Settlements (1664-i680) .............................................. 7 5. The Division of New Jersey-East and West (1676-1702) ............................. 8 6. Civil Organization--East Jersey .................................................... 12 7. Civil Organization-West Jersey .................................................... 12 8. New Jersey Reunited (1702) ...................................................... 13 _J. The Lawrence Line (1743) ....................................................... 13 ill. The New Jersey-New York Boundary ............................................... 18 II. The Jersey Shoreline ............................................................. 16 12. New Jersey's Western Boundary .................................................... 16 13. Formation of Counties after 1710 .................................................. 19 I4. Municipal Dix'isions (1702-1834) .................................................. 22 15. The Transportation Boom (1800-1860} ........................................... 23 16. Municipal Divisions (alter 1834) ................................................... 23 1I. Laws and Court Orders ............................................................ 29 1. County Boundaries ............................................................... 29 2. The First Municipal Botmdaries ................................................... 50 3. Laws Controlling Mtmicipal Incorporations and Boundary Changes ................. 60 Ill. Municipal Incorporations and Boundary Changes ....................... "............. 65 Atlantic County ..................................................................... 67 Bergen County ...................................................................... 75 Burlington County . .................................................................. 93 Camden County ..................................................................... 103 Cape May County .................................................................... 113 Cumberland County ................................................................. 119 Essex Cotmty ........................................................................ 125 Gloucester County .................................................................. 137 NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TABLE OF CONqtENTS----Continued Page Hudson County ...................................................................... 145 Hunterdon County ......................................... : ......................... 153 Mercer Count;,, .. ' " 161 Middlesex County .................................................................... 169 Monmouth County ................................................................... 177 Morris County ....................................................................... 191 Ocean County ....................................................................... 201 Passaic County ....................................................................... 209 Salem County ....................................................................... 215 Somerset County ...... : .............................................................. 921 Sussex County ....................................................................... 229 Union County ....................................................................... 237 Warren County ...................................................................... 245 IV. Miscellaneous Tables .............................................................. 259 1. Some Proposed Boundary Changes ................................................. 259 9. Number of Municipalities in New Jersey (1968) ..................................... 260 3. New Jersey Capitals and County Seats ............................................... 260 4. New Jersey Community Names from the Past .......................................... 262 5. Surveyor's Measures .............................................................. 267 References and Bibliography ............................................................ 275 Index ................................................................................... 281 NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAPS AND DEEDS Page Frotttispiece. The Province of New Jersey, Divided into East and West, commonly called The Jerseys. (Faden, 1777.) ....................................................... xiv Historical Maps--Reconstructions: 1. Northern New Jersey, Indian Period .................................................... 2 2. Southern New Jersey, Indian Period ..................................................... 3 3. New Jersey 1609-1680, European Settlement .............................................. 5 4. Northern Jersey, 1700 ................................................................ I0 5. Southern Jersey, 1700 ................................................................ 11 6. Northern New Jersey, 1775 ........................................................... 20 7. Southern New Jersey, 1775 ............................................................ 21 8. Northern New Jersey, 1834 ............................................................ 24 9. Southern New Jersey, 1834 ............................................................ 25 10. New Jersey, 1860-Existing Raih'oads .................................................... 27 County Outlines: 11. East and West New Jersey, 1686 g: 1700 ................................................. 81 12. New Jersey, 1710 ................................................................... 33 13. New Jersey, 171-t-1775 .............................................................. 85 1-t. New Jersey, 1775-18't5 ................................................................ 89 15. New Jersey, 18.15-191i5 ................................................................. 49 Historical Maps_Reproductions: Fig. 1. New Nedlerland alnl New England. (Visscher, 1656.) ................................. 51 Fig. 11. A Mapp oI New Jersey. (Seller, ca. 1680.) .......................................... 53 Fig. Ill. A New Mapp of East and West New Jarsey. (Thornton-Worlidge, ca. 1700.) ......... 55 Fig. iV. New Jersey Detail o[: A general Map o[ the Middle British Colonies in Ame_-ica: .... (Evans, Jeilerys, 1758.) ........................................................... 57 Fig. V. New Jerse}. (Finley, 1834.) ...................................................... 59 Civil Outlines: 16. Adantic County ..................................................................... 73 17. Bergen County k Hudson Cotmty ....................................................... 91, ]_51 1'8. Burlington County ................................................................... 101 NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAPS AND DEEDS--Continued Page 19. Camden County 8c Gloucester County ................................................... 111, 143 20. Cape May County .................................................................... 117 21. Cumberland County ................................................................ 123 22. Essex County 8: Union County ......................................................... 135, 243 23. Hunterdon County ................................................................... 159 24. Mercer County ............................................. " ......................... 167 25. Middlesex County .................................................................... 175 26. Monmouth County ..................................................................
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