Profile for Bernardsville, New Jersey, NJ

Former and merged names include:
· Vealtown

Wealthy Manhattanites began building posh estates here after the railroad reached Bernardsville in 1872

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 2. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 0.3 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, first lady
· Tommy Dorsey, band leader
· Meryl Streep, actress
· Millicent Fenwick, pipe-smoking congresswoman who served as the model for the Doonesbury character Lacey Davenport

Wildlife: Scherman-Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

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Communities (24)

Hotels (10)

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Museums (5)

Parks (1)

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• Somerset County data
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• State data - New Jersey
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

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• Bernardsville borough government
• Somerset County government
• Somerset County Chamber of Commerce

15% of Bernardsville residents report German ancestry, and 19% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Bernardsville ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Bernardsville
• Cemeteries in Somerset County
• Libraries in or near Bernardsville

Post a query on a message board:

• Somerset County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - NJ data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
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• Newspaper articles

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• Bernardsville area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Somerset County
• Cemetery record compendium
• New Jersey cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Bernardsville
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• Communities in Somerset County

• Bernardsville business guide
• Somerset County Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in New Jersey
• Local ordinances in New Jersey (Partial selection)

• Crime in Somerset County
• Arrests in Somerset County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in New Jersey
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Bernardsville was $69,854, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Somerset County economic census
• Somerset County economic summary
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• Somerset County unemployment rate
• New Jersey economic data

60% of Bernardsville residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Bernardsville
• Colleges in New Jersey
• Learning Disabilities Association in New Jersey
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• Local historical societies in New Jersey
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Historic districts in Bernardsville include Franklin Corners Historic District ... View historic districts

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• Post history questions in Somerset County genealogy forum

Median rent in Bernardsville, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $982.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $2,331.

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Libraries in Bernardsville include Bernardsville Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Bernardsville

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Newspapers in Bernardsville include Bernardsville News

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Somerset County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Bernardsville political report.

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Bernardsville
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Bernardsville restaurants taking online reservations include Eccoqui, The Bernards Inn ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Bernardsville workers is 33 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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• Bernardsville travel guide
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• New Jersey tourism bureau

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