19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

New Jersey

 

 

Morris Canal maps: Counties, Townships and Communities traversed, from west to east

 List of municipalities contributed by Ron Rice from Gary Kleinedler (2009). 

GENERAL

A Survey of Coal-handling Facilities on the Morris Canal - 1999

Detailed maps of the canal route and facilities begin on page 45.   Includes a brief history and description of the canal.


Line of the Morris Canal, New Jersey, 1827


Morris Canal Map


Morris Canal map - 1827


Morris Canal maps


Morris Canal maps – Canal Society of New Jersey

Maps begin on page 7 of the search.


New York Public Library Digital Collection


Path of the Morris Canal


Morris County – 1887


WARREN COUNTY

Warren County – 1852


Warren County – 1860


Warren County – 1872


Warren County – 1874


Lopatcong and Greenwich Townships – 1874


Phillipsburg, Warren County, New Jersey: Sanborn Insurance Maps

A set of maps ranging from 1885 to 1916, showing the canal route.


Phillipsburg 1 – 1874

Phillipsburg 2 – 1874

Phillipsburg – 1923

 
Pohatcong Township   Note: this township split off from Greenwich Township in 1881.  The canal passed through a portion of this township.
Greenwich Township: see map above
Franklin Township:

Franklin Township – 1874

 

Franklin Township: New Village – 1874

Washington Township:

Washington Township & Port Colden – 1874

Washington Borough (surrounded by Washington Township)
Washington

Washington Township: Washington 1 – 1874


Washington Township: Washington – 1897

The canal appears in Images 2 and 9.


Washington Township: Washington – 1914

The canal appears in Images 3, 5 & 8.


Port Colden: see map above
Mansfield (Rockport, Port Murray) Township:

Mansfield Township – 1874

 

Mansfield Township: Port Murray and Rockport – 1874

Independence Township:

Independence Township – 1874

Hackettstown

Independence Township: Hackettstown – 1852

Independence Township: Hackettstown – 1874


Hackettstown Bird’s Eye View – 1883

Independence Township: Hackettstown – 1899-1926


Allamuchy Township:

Allamuchy Township – 1874


SUSSEX COUNTY

Sussex County – 1860

Sussex County – 1872

Sussex and Warren Counties – 1873

Byram Township
Stanhope Borough
Stanhope

Sussex County, Stanhope: Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

A collection of maps spanning the years 1886 through 1920.


MORRIS COUNTY

Morris County – 1853


Morris County – 1868


Morris County – 1872


Morris, Passaic and Bergen Counties – 1873


Morris County – 1887


Morris County – 1896


Mount Olive Township:

Mount Olive Township, Flanders, Port Morris P.O., Allentown, South Stanhope – 1887


Waterloo
Stanhope
Netcong Borough
Roxbury Township:
Allentown

Roxbury Township: Roxbury 1 – 1868


Roxbury Township: Roxbury 3 – 1868


Port Morris

Roxbury Township: Lake Hopatcong – 1887


Roxbury Township: Lake Hopatcong – 1890


Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lake Hopatcong, Morris And Sussex Counties, New Jersey – 1917

Views of the canal are on Images 1, 2 and 3.


Shippenport
Roxbury Township, Suckasunny P.O., McCainsville P.O., Drakesville P.O. – 1887
Randolf Township:

Randolph Township – 1868


Randolph Township: Randolph 1- 1868


Randolph Township – 1886


Randolf Township - 1887
Mine Hill
Port Oram

Randolph Township: Dover & Port Oram – 1868


Randolph Township: Port Oram – 1868


Randolph Township: Port Oram – 1886


Dover

Randolph Township: Dover 2  – 1868


Randolph Township: Dover  – 1884

A view of the canal is on Image 2.


Randolph Township: Dover  – 1886

Views of the canal are on all five Images.


Randolph Township: Dover Borough – 1887


Randolph Township: Dover – 1887


Randolph Township: Dover – 1890

Views of the canal are on Images 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7.


Randolph Township, Dover – 1896

Views of the canal are on Images 1, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 12.


Randolph Township, Dover – 1901

Views of the canal are on Images 1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 14 and 17.


Randolph Township, Dover – 1909

Views of the canal are on Images 1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 14 and 17.


Randolph Township, Dover – 1916

Views of the canal are on Images 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, 25 and 26.


Rockaway Township:

Rockaway Township I – 1868


Rockaway Township: Rockaway 2, McCainsville & Succasunny – 1868


Rockaway

Rockaway Township: Rockaway 1 – 1868


Rockaway Township: Rockaway 2 – 1868


Rockaway Township: Rockaway 3 – 1868


Rockaway Township: Rockaway 7 – 1868


Rockaway Township: Rockaway – 1886


Rockaway, Rockaway Plan – 1887


Rockaway Township: Rockaway – 1898

Views of the canal are on Images 2 and 3.


Rockaway Borough

Rockaway, New Jersey bird’s eye view – 1902


Rockaway Township: Rockaway  – 1904

Views of the canal are on Images 1 and 2.


Rockaway Township: Rockaway – 1911

Views of the canal are on Images 1 and 2.


McCainsville

Rockaway Township, Hibernia P.O., Denville P.O. – 1887


Powerville
Boonton Township:

Boonton Township: Town of  Boonton-Montville 1 – 1868 


Boonton 1, Montville Townships – 1868


Boonton & Montville Townships – 1887


Boonton

Boonton: Sanborn Fire Insurance maps

A collection of maps ranging from 1886 to 1916.


Boonton 1 – 1887


Boonton 2 – 1887


Montville Township:
Montville
White Hall
Pequannock Township:

Pequannock – 1868


Pequannock Township – 1887



PASSAIC COUNTY

Bergen and Passaic Counties – 1861 


Passaic County – 1877


Little Falls Township (split off from Acquackanonck Township between 1861 & 11877):
Pompton (Pompton Feeder)
Wayne Township (Pompton Feeder)

Little Falls Township – 1877


Little Falls

Little Falls Village – 1877


Little Falls, New Jersey – 1915

Views of the canal are on Images 1, 3 and 4.


Totowa
Woodland Park (formerly West Paterson)
Paterson

Passaic County, Paterson – 1871


Passaic County, Paterson City, Wards 2, 7 and 8 – 1877


Passaic County, Paterson City, Wards 5 and 8 – 1877


Paterson, N.J. – 1893


Paterson, N.J. – 1895


Paterson, N.J. – 1908


Paterson, New Jersey – Vol. 3 – 1915

Views of the canal are on Images 1, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 16, 19, 21, 26 and 27.


Paterson, N.J. – 1919


Acquackanonck Township:
Clifton

Acquackanonck Township, Centreville Village, West Clifton – 1877


ESSEX COUNTY

Essex County – 1850


Essex County – 1874


Holbrook's map of the city of Newark, New Jersey – 1875


Essex County – 1877


Essex County – 1881

Images of the canal are on Pages 010, 011,018, 139, 054, 055, 066, 067, 074, 145, 148, 149 and 153.


Index Map of Essex County, New Jersey – 1881


Colton's road map of Union and Essex counties, New Jersey – 1890


Driving and bicycle map of Essex County, New Jersey – 1890


Baldwin's map of Essex County, New Jersey – 1893


Essex County 1906 Vol 3

Views of the canal are found on Plates 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, Newark - Ward Map and Plate 001.


Essex County: Bloomfield, New Jersey – 1885

A view of the canal is found on Image 1.


Essex County: Bloomfield, New Jersey – 1907

Views of the canal are on Images 1-4, 6, 7, 9-11, 19, 21, 50, 52, 53, 57 & 58.


Fairview

Essex County: Nutley, New Jersey – 1906

A view of the canal is found on Image 2.


Essex County, Newark maps – New York Public Library

A collection of maps of the city, some of which show the canal.


Newark and East Newark, N.J. – 1836


Essex County, Newark – 1859?


Essex County, Newark – 1875


Index of the City of Newark – 1881


Newark, N.J. bird’s-eye view - 1895


Newark, N.J. bird’s-eye view – 1916


Old Newark Insurance-type Maps

Links to maps showing the canal route, for the years 1868 through 1931.  Review first of the index map for each link will identify which detailed plates show the canal route.   From the individual plate maps details of the canal (locks, bridges, inclines, etc.) and adjacent businesses can be located.


Old Newark Maps

Links to street maps of the city, from 1836 to 1915.


Hudson County

Topographical map of Jersey City, Hoboken, and the adjacent country – 1841 


Essex, Union and Hudson Counties – 1873


Hudson County: Index Map and County Outline – 1873


Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Hudson Co., Hudson County, New Jersey, Vol 1 – 1885 

Views of the canal are on Images 1, 3, 5, 12, 13, 20, 21, 22, 33, 40, 41, 48, 49, 50, 51

Additional similar Hudson County maps for the years 1887, 1891, 1896 & 1906 are in the Library of Congress Sanborn map collection.


City & county map of New-York : Brooklyn, Williamsburgh, Jersey City & the adjacent waters – 1857 


Kearney

Jersey City - District 6 - Formerly Greenville – 1873


Plate S - Jersey City – 1873


Plate O - Jersey City – 1873


Plate D - Jersey City – 1873


Plate C - Jersey City – 1873


Plate A - Jersey City – 1873


New York City: Brooklyn, Jersey City, Hoboken, etc. – 1879 


Hudson County 1908 Vol 1 Comprising Jersey City 

Views of the canal are on the Index map and Plates 001, 002, 005, 017, 019, 022, 023, 024, 027, 028, 029


Bayonne City – 1873



Rev. August, 2023