Place:Belleville, Essex, New Jersey, United States

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NameBelleville
Alt namesSecond Riversource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS34000472
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates40.783°N 74.15°W
Located inEssex, New Jersey, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Belleville (French: "Belle ville" meaning "Beautiful city / town") is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the township's population was 38,222,[1][2][3] reflecting an increase of 6.4% from the 2010 Census population of 35,926. This increase follows a decline of 2 (0.0%) from the 35,928 counted in the 2000 Census. The population had increased by 1,715 (+5.0%) from the 34,213 counted in the 1990 Census.

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Church Records:

Methodist: The early records of Wesley Methodist Church are housed at the Methodist Archives at Drew University, Madison, N.J. A transcription of the headstones in the cemetery can be found in the New Jersey Genealogical Society Collection at the Donald A. Sinclair Special Collections at the Alexander Library, Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Dutch Reformed Church: The original records were transferred to the Dutch Reformed Church of America Archives in New Brunswick, N.J., upon the closing of the church and the sale of the building. Many of the records have been published over the years. A transcription of the headstones in the cemetery can be found in the New Jersey Genealogical Society Collection at the Donald A. Sinclair Special Collections at the Alexander Library, Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

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