County	Formed	History	County Seat
Atlantic County	1837	Created from part of Gloucester County	Mays Landing
			(in Hamilton Township)
Bergen County	1675	One of four original counties created in	Hackensack
		East Jersey
Burlington County	1681	One of two original counties created in	Mount Holly
		West Jersey
Camden County	1844	Formed from part of Gloucester County	Camden
Cape May County	1685	Created by West Jersey from part of	Cape May Court House
		Burlington County	(in Middle Township)
Cumberland County	1748	Established from part of Salem County	Bridgeton
Essex County	1675	One of four original counties created in	Newark
		East Jersey
Gloucester County	1686	Formed by West Jersey from part of	Woodbury
		Burlington County
Hudson County	1840	Created from part of Bergen County	Jersey City
Hunterdon County	1714	Formed from part of Burlington County	Flemington
Mercer County	1838	Formed from parts of Burlington County,	Trenton
		Hunterdon County, Middlesex County, and
		Somerset County
Middlesex County	1675	One of four original counties created in	New Brunswick
		East Jersey
Monmouth County	1675	One of four original counties created in	Freehold Borough
		East Jersey
Morris County	1739	Created from part of Hunterdon County	Morristown
Ocean County	1850	Established from part of Monmouth County	Toms River
			(in Dover Township)
Passaic County	1837	Created from parts of Bergen County and	Paterson
		Essex County
Salem County	1681	One of two original counties created in	Salem
		West Jersey
Somerset County	1688	Formed from part of Middlesex County	Somerville
Sussex County	1753	Created from part of Morris County	Newton
Union County	1857	Established from part of Essex County	Elizabeth
Warren County	1824	Formed from part of Sussex County	Belvidere

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