Immigration and Ships Passenger Lists Research Guide
Section 8.0 - Table 1
Return to Section 8.0
List of Naturalization Records by Repository - New York and New Jersey
Location of Record/Court
Petitions
 Declarations
National Archives  . .
All Courts, NYC 1792-1906 .
US District Court, Eastern District 1865-1985 1865-1979
US District Court, Southern District  1824-1940 1842-1940, 1967-1976 
US Circuit Court, Southern District 1906-1911 1845-1911
US Circuit Court, Western District 1907-1966 .
US District Court, New Jersey . .
Camden 
 1932-1981  1932-1981
Fort Dix 
 1918-1919, 1942-1946 .
Newark 
 1914-1982 .
Trenton
 1838-1906 .
US District Court, Southern District 1940-1991 1976-1991
US District Court, Eastern District  1986-1991 1979-1991
US District Court, New Jersey . .
Camden
 1982-1991 .
Newark
 1982-1991 1982-1991
- Indcxes
 1914-1991 .
Trenton
 1932-1991 1932-1991
County Clerk's Offices . .
New York County (Manhattan)  1792-1906 .
New York County-Old Records 1907-1924*  1828-1924 
- Soundex to all NYC Courts  1792-1906  .
 Bronx County 1914-1934** 1914-1952
Kings County (Brooklyn)  1856-1924*** 1856-1924
 Queens County 1794-1941**** 1895-1953
Richmond County (Staten Is.) 1820-1960 1884-1929
Nassau County 1899-1986 1900-1980
Suffolk County 1864-1991 1864-1977
Westchester County 1980-1991 .
Westchester County Archives 1808-1979  1857-1977 .
 Bergen County (N]) 1804-1991 1804-1991
Essex County (NJ) 1779-1930 1849-1931
Hudson County (NJ) 1840-1991 1893-1981
 New Jersey State Archives . .
Essex County 1779-1906 1849-1906
 Hudson County 1840-1906 1849-1906
Passaic County  1837-1906 1844-1870, 1873-1906
Union County 1857-1930 1857-1928
New York Public Library . .
Index, all courts NYC  1792-1906 .
Index, USDC, Eastern District 1865-1957 .
NOTES:
*       After 1924, New York County residents went to the US District Court - Southern District to be naturalized
**     After January 1934, Bronx County residents went to the US District Court - Southern District to be naturalized
***  After 1924, Brooklyn residents were naturalized in the US District Court of either the Eastern or Southern District.
****After 1941, Queens residents were naturalized in the US District Court of either the Eastern or Southern District

Return to Section 8.0