Researching New Jersey and our Somerset Hills Community’s History with Maps
As a historian, maps are one of the greatest sources of information capturing a time and place. These maps are ones we use to research history, find buildings, families, farms, or streets. We often then compare those historic maps to current maps. Then we go on a journey to find that actual location today. Once in a while, we take our research and create maps to give perspective. #readytoremember.
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Mr Local History Google Maps
 | 1779 Washington Encampment at Jockey Hollow and the Basking Ridge Trail Story – The Hospital Trail |
 | Early Settlers of Somerset Hills Mr. Local History Story – Early Settlers to the Somerset Hills |
 | Revolutionary War Beacon Towers Mr. Local History Story – The Beacon Project |
 | Somerset County Historic Landmarks Mr. Local History Story – Somerset’s most historic sites |
 | New Jersey One Room Schoolhouses Mr. Local History Story – Historic One Room NJ Schoolhouses |
 | The Bedminster Vanderveer Brothers Map Mr. Local History Story – Before West Point…… |
 | Mansions of the Somerset Hills – The Mountain Colony Mr. Local History Story – The Somerset Hills Most Famous |
 | Walking Tour of Historic Basking Ridge, New Jersey Mr. Local History Story – Walking Tour |
 | Historic Pub Crawl Tour – Three Tours Mr. Local History Story – Take a Pub Crawl Tour |
Digital Maps – New Jersey
 | NEW JERSEY 1873 Color |
 | New Jersey 1814 Color Map |
 | Carey’s 1822 Geographical, Historical and Statistical State Map of New Jersey |
 | NEW JERSEY GEOLOGY – 1868 |
 | The Rochambeau March Map – 1782 |
| Morristown 1779 – Robert Erskine, F. R. S., the Surveyor-General of the Continental Army |
| Map Geeks | Collection of historic digital Maps of New Jersey Jeffery’s 1776 Map of the Provinces of New York and New Jersey with part of Pennsylvania Carey’s 1795 State Map of New Jersey Compiled from the most Authentic Information Arrowsmith’s 1804 State Map of New Jersey Carey’s 1814 State Map of New Jersey Carey’s 1822 Geographical, Historical and Statistical State Map of New Jersey Finley’s 1827 State Map of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Tanner’s 1836 State Map of New Jersey Colton’s 1856 State Map of New Jersey Mitchell’s 1880 State, County and Township Maps of New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware |
Digital Maps – Somerset County
 | 1873 – HUNTERDON / SOMERSET COUNTIES FW Beers |
 | 1850 – SOMERSET COUNTY – – Contributor: Otley, J. W. – Keily, James – Smith, Robert Pearsall – Van Derveer, Lloyd |
 | 1850 – Somerset County – Color – Relief shown by hachures. Inset : Plan of Somerville. Includes names of property owners and 7 views. LC Land ownership maps, 465 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. |
 | 1766 – Plan of Somerset County in the province of New Jersey : Copied from the original by Lieut. I. Hills, asst. engr. / survey’d by Benjamin Morgan. |
 | 1781 – Somerset County Survey – John Hills (Surveyor) Benjamin Morgan (Draftsman) |
| 1935 Bridle Path Map of Somerset and Morris Counties |
Digital Maps – Basking Ridge/Bernards Township/ Bernardsville
Digital Maps – Bedminster
Additional Map Sites
- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS MAPS
- NJ RAILROAD RETROSPECTIVE
- MAP GEEKS NEW JERSEY MAPS
- HISTORICAL FOREST MAPS
- HISTORICAL STATE FOREST & STATE PARK MAPS
- UNITED STATES – 1873
- WASHINGTON ROCHAMBEAU MAPS 1781
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SOMERSET COUNTY MAPS