Morris & Other New Jersey Counties

Counties in New Jersey

• Atlantic
• Bergen
• Burlington
• Camden
• Cape May
• Cumberland
• Essex
• Gloucester
• Hudson
• Hunterdon
• Mercer
• Middlesex
• Monmouth
• Morris
• Ocean
• Passaic
• Salem
• Somerset
• Sussex
• Union
• Warren

Morris County Sources

• Population Profile
• Morris County Data and Statistics
• Towns in Morris County
• Rare Species and Natural Communities of Morris County

Notable Morris County Residents

• Morris County was named for Lewis Morris, the first colonial governor of New Jersey (1671-1746)
• Mahlon Dickerson, 1770-1853. New Jersey Supreme Court Justice, New Jersey Governor, US Senator and US Secretary of the Navy
• Stephen Vail, 1807-1859. Pioneered the telegraph
• Abner Doubleday, 1819-1893. Civil War General
• Thomas Nast, 1840-1902. Political cartoonist, illustrator, and US ambassador
• Gustav Stickley, 1858-1942. Furniture designer and manufacturer
• Joseph Warren Revere. Civil War Officer, grandson of Paul Revere
• William Simon. US Secretary of the Treasure, Philanthropist
• Gene Shalit, 1932- . Film Critic
• Whitney Houston, 1963-2012. Singer, 6-time Grammy Award winner –