Sussex County New Jersey Genealogy and History
Finding Ancestors     ....wherever their trails led
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County Townships  Andover Township Byram Township Frankford Township Fredon Township Green Township Hampton Township Hardyston Township Lafayette Township Montague Township Sandyston Township Sparta Township Stillwater Township Vernon Township Walpack Township Wantage Township County Seat: Newton Surrounding Counties: Orange County, New York - northeast Passaic County, New Jersey - east Morris County, New Jersey - south Warren County, New Jersey - southwest Monroe County, Pennsylvania - west Pike County, Pennsylvania - northwest Our New Jersey State Site	The County of Sussex (also known as Sussex County) is the northernmost county in the State of New Jersey. Founded on 8 June 1753 by an order of Jonathan Belcher (1689-1757), Royal Governor of New Jersey (1747-1757) and his council, it originally contained all the land north and west of the Musconetcong River, including the area of the present-day Warren County (created from the southwestern half of Sussex County in 1824). At present, it is the fourth largest county in New Jersey by area. Sussex County was named by Royal Governor Jonathan Belcher (1689-1757) for Sussex in England Municipalities within County Andover (borough) Branchville (borough) Franklin (borough) Hamburg (borough) Hopatcong (borough) Newton (town) Ogdensburg (borough) Stanhope (borough) Sussex (borough)
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