Research Resources
Preservation
National
Park Service - National Register of Historic Places
Includes a searchable database of
all listed properties as well as information on nominating a property.
New
Jersey Historic Preservation Office
Information on establishing a local historic district, nominating a building to
the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places, or restoring a
house. They maintain a listing of other New
Jersey and National preservation sites.
Preservation
New Jersey
Founded in 1978, Preservation New Jersey is a statewide private
membership-supported historic preservation organization in New Jersey. Their
mission is to sustain and enhance the vitality of New Jersey's communities by
promoting and preserving their diverse historic resources.
New
Jersey Historic Trust
Non profit historic preservation organization created by state law
Research - Pohatcong and Warren County
We plan to include instructions on researching villages, individual properties and family names associated with Pohatcong Township and the surrounding areas. This section will include how to do deed searches to find property owners, how to get personal inventories used to settle estates, how to find census records, etc. We will also gather a collection of local histories and place them under our History section. For those who can't wait, many Warren County records from 1824 to present are available at the Warren County Courthouse and Library, both in Belvidere, NJ. The My Raub (and More) Ancestry website features features a Quick Reference Guide to researching history in Warren County compiled by John O'Brien.
Research - New Jersey
New
Jersey Historical Commission
Created to advance the public's knowledge of New Jersey history. Includes
a mix of government officials and citizens.
New
Jersey Historical Society
Non profit, private library, museum, and archives dedicated to collecting,
preserving and interpreting New Jersey history.
New
Jersey State Library - Cyberdesk
Access to online research and information
New
Jersey State Archives
The State's official repository for all public records of colonial and state
government.
Rutgers
University - Special Collections and Archives
Includes extensive New Jersey and Genealogical collections.
Genealogical
Society of New Jersey
Non profit organization discovering, procuring, preserving and publishing
family names associated with New Jersey. Much of their collection is housed in
Rutgers Special Collections and Archives
Maps
American Memory - This Library of Congress site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections. To find early Pohatcong maps, click 'Collection Finder' at the top of the screen and then select Maps under 'Original Format' . Once on the search page, enter 'new jersey' into the search field and 'Match this exact phrase' and you'll get 154 NJ-related maps, many of which are from the 18th and 19th centuries. Most enable you to zoom into the Pohatcong area.
One interesting map is "The Province of New Jersey, divided into East and West, commonly called the Jerseys" - Engraved & published by William Faden circa 1778 which refers to the Pohatcong Creek as the Pohantunk and identifies the area known as 'Chelsea' which is thought to be the precursor of Finesville. Another map refers to the Pohatcong Creek as the Pohatcunk River. And still another refers to the Musconetcong River as the Muskanetkunk Creek.
Local Resources
Pohatcong Historic Preservation Commission
Finesville
Union Cemetery
List of interred compiled in 1935 (this list is assumed accurate but has not
been confirmed by the PHHS)
Black
River and Western Railroad - Delaware Turtle
Beginning in May 2004 this tourist passenger train will begin running from
Phillipsburg to Carpentersville in Pohatcong
Warren County
Warren County NJ Cultural and Heritage Commission
Warren County Historical &
Genealogical Society (no website)
P.O. Box 313, Belvidere, NJ 07823 (908) 475-4246 - Museum located at 313
Mansfield Street, Belvidere
Warren County Free Public Library
(no website)
Courthouse Annex, 199 Hardwick St., Belvidere (908) 475-6322
Warren
County Environmental Commission
Includes a paper on the history
of Warren County and its historic sites co-authored by the Environmental
Commission and the Warren County Cultural and Heritage Commission
My
Raub (and More) Ancestry
This site includes a large selection of Pohatcong and Warren County resources
and features a Quick Reference
Guide to researching history in Warren County compiled by John O'Brien.
Surrounding Counties
Sussex
County NJ Historical Society
Warren County was part of Sussex County from 1753 to 1824
Morris County NJ Historical Society
Warren County was part of Morris County from 1738 to 1753
Hunterdon
County NJ Cultural and Heritage Commission
Warren County was part of Hunterdon
County from 1713 to 1738
Bucks County Pennsylvania Historical Society
Northampton County Pennsylvania Historical and Genealogical Society