Historical Maps of New Jersey

Historical Map images courtesy of Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives (except where noted)

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Ocean County 1872

Ocean County 1938  |  Ocean County 1938 maps of towns on back of county map

Ocean County 1951

Ocean County 1953  |  Ocean County 1953 maps of towns on back of county map

Ocean County Master Sites Map 1956

Bay Head 1883

Bay Head

Bay Head 1883Ocean Frontage Between Bay Head and Berkeley

Bay Head Bricksburg 1878

Brookwood - Jackson Township 1961

Brookwood 3A - Jackson Township 1962

Brookwood 4A - Jackson Township 1962

Forked River 1875

Jackson Township 1957

Lakewood Township 1958

Lakewood Township Street Index

Lavallette City

Manahawkin 1878

Mantoloking 1882

Point Pleasant 1880

Point Pleasant - Bayhead Junction 1882

Point Pleasant Seaside Resort 1858

Seaside Park 1860

Seaside Park 1908 Recto

Seaside Park 1908 Verso

Squan Beach 1879 St Elmo On Sea

Toms River 1878

Waretown

West Creek 1878

USGS topographic quads mid 20th century courtesy of Rutgers Geography Department

NJ Time Machine – compare 1930 and 2020 Imagery

A historian's tips to students researching local history

 1872 Atlas of New Jersey - F.W. Beer | 1873 Atlas of New Jersey - G.W. Hopkins (link to the Library of Congress)

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