Canals in New Jersey

Below is a list of New Jersey Canals associated with the atlases in our collection. To see the complete list of New Jersey atlases use our Geographic Browse function or Search. By clicking the Geocode Button (if available), you will be shown a list of individual maps which covers that geographic area as well as location of the point of interest highlighted on a modern map.

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University of Michigan (Ann Arbor Campus)
Washtenaw County 1915, 1874, 1895, 1957, 1960, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999

There are 21 individual Washtenaw County atlases spanning 84 years. Click each to see the development over time.

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within these New Jersey map groups:

New Jersey 1950c Nirenstein City Maps

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Andrews Ditch

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Cumberland County Map, Cumberland County 1876
Down and Commercial Townships, Cumberland County 1876
Maurice River Township, Cumberland County 1876
Atlantic County, Hudson County 1873
Camden, Salem and Gloucester Counties, Hudson County 1873
Cumberland and Cape May Counties, Hudson County 1873
Atlases of this county (Cumberland):
Cumberland County 1876

Aunt Debs Ditch

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Gloucester County Map, Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Greenwich Township, Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Woolwich Township, Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Camden, Salem and Gloucester Counties, Hudson County 1873
Atlases of this county (Gloucester):
Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876

Back Ditch

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Elsinboro Township, Hancock`s Bridge P.O., Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Lower Alloways Creek Township, Harmersville, Claysville, Canton P.O., Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Salem County Map, Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Camden, Salem and Gloucester Counties, Hudson County 1873

Berrys Creek Canal

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Lodi Township, Bergen County 1876
Outline Map, Bergen County 1876
Union Township, Bergen County 1876
New York Bay and Harbor-Coast Guard Chart No. 20, New Jersey Coast 1878
Essex, Union and Hudson Counties, Hudson County 1873
Index Map and County Outline, Hudson County 1873
Middlesex and Monouth Counties, Hudson County 1873
Morris, Passaic and Bergen Counties, Hudson County 1873
North Bergen Township, Bergen Wood Park, Fair View, County Farm, Hudson County 1873
Essex County and Newark 1850 Wall Map 36x48, Essex County and Newark 1850 Wall Map
Plate 028, Hudson County 1934 Vol 2
Atlases of this county (Bergen):
Bergen County 1876
Bergen County 1912 Vol 2, ol 1
Bergen County 1936 Vol 1
Bergen County 1876 Six plates from edition at Winterthur

Big Ditch

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Atlantic County, Hudson County 1873
Burlington County, Hudson County 1873
Camden, Salem and Gloucester Counties, Hudson County 1873
Cumberland and Cape May Counties, Hudson County 1873
Ocean County, Hudson County 1873

Black Ditch

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Menlo Park, Piscataway, Raritan Township, Middlesex County 1876
Middlesex County Map, Middlesex County 1876
New York Bay and Harbor-Coast Guard Chart No. 20, New Jersey Coast 1878
Hunterdon, Somerset and Mercer Counties, Hudson County 1873
Middlesex and Monouth Counties, Hudson County 1873
Morris, Passaic and Bergen Counties, Hudson County 1873
Sussex and Warren Counties, Hudson County 1873
Morris County Plan, Morris County 1868
Essex County and Newark 1850 Wall Map 36x48, Essex County and Newark 1850 Wall Map
Atlases of this county (Middlesex):
Middlesex County 1876

Blood Ditch

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Coast Section No. 4, New Jersey Coast 1878
Atlantic County, Hudson County 1873
Burlington County, Hudson County 1873
Ocean County, Hudson County 1873
Burlington County 1859 Wall Map 36x65, Burlington County 1859 Wall Map
Atlases of this county (Burlington):
Burlington County 1876
Burlington County 1859 Wall Map

Bucks Ditch

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Lower Alloways Creek Township, Harmersville, Claysville, Canton P.O., Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Quinton Township, Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Salem County Map, Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Camden, Salem and Gloucester Counties, Hudson County 1873
Cumberland and Cape May Counties, Hudson County 1873

Cape May Canal

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Coast Section No. 6, New Jersey Coast 1878
Cumberland and Cape May Counties, Hudson County 1873

Delaware and Raritan Canal

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Kingston, South Brunswick Township, Dean Station, Middlesex County 1876
Middlesex County Map, Middlesex County 1876
Piscataway Township, North Brunswick Township, Middlesex County 1876
Hunterdon, Somerset and Mercer Counties, Hudson County 1873
Middlesex and Monouth Counties, Hudson County 1873
Morris, Passaic and Bergen Counties, Hudson County 1873
County Map, Mercer County 1875
Somerset County 1850 Land Map 35.5 x 42, Somerset County 1850 Land Map
Franklin, Middlebush, Griggstown, Somerset County 1873
Montgomery Township, Plainville P.O., Rocky Hill P.O., Somerset County 1873
Somerset and Hunterdon County Maps, Somerset County 1873
Monmouth County Topographical Map, Monmouth County 1873
Atlases of this county (Mercer):
Mercer County 1875
Mercer County 1849 Land Map
Mercer County 1890

East Ditch

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Boonton and Montville Township, Morris County 1887
Hanover Township, Whippany P.O., Morris County 1887
Pequannock Township, Butler Plan, Morris County 1887
Rockaway Township, Hibernia P.O., Denville P.O., Morris County 1887
Outline Map, Bergen County 1876
Morris, Passaic and Bergen Counties, Hudson County 1873
Boonton 1, Montville, Morris County 1868
Morris County Plan, Morris County 1868
Pequannock, Morris County 1868
Passaic County - Geological Map, Passaic County 1877
Passaic County Outline Map, Passaic County 1877
Pompton Township, Bloomingdale P.O., Passaic County 1877
Atlases of this county (Morris):
Morris County 1887, 1868, 1910
Morris County - Morristown - Madison - Florham Park - Chatham - Mendham - Passaic 1910

Great Ditch

Maps that contain this point of interest:
New York Bay and Harbor-Coast Guard Chart No. 20, New Jersey Coast 1878
Essex, Union and Hudson Counties, Hudson County 1873
Index Map and County Outline, Hudson County 1873
Middlesex and Monouth Counties, Hudson County 1873
Morris, Passaic and Bergen Counties, Hudson County 1873
Morris County Plan, Morris County 1868
Plate 009 - Elizabeth Right, Union County 1906
Essex County and Newark 1850 Wall Map 36x48, Essex County and Newark 1850 Wall Map
Atlases of this county (Union):
Union County 1906

Great Ditch

Maps that contain this point of interest:
East Brunswick Township, Washington, Middlesex County 1876
Kingston, South Brunswick Township, Dean Station, Middlesex County 1876
Middlesex County Map, Middlesex County 1876
Monroe Township, Prospect Plains P.O., Middlesex County 1876
Piscataway Township, North Brunswick Township, Middlesex County 1876
Hunterdon, Somerset and Mercer Counties, Hudson County 1873
Middlesex and Monouth Counties, Hudson County 1873
Morris, Passaic and Bergen Counties, Hudson County 1873
Ocean County, Hudson County 1873
County Map, Mercer County 1875
Somerset County 1850 Land Map 35.5 x 42, Somerset County 1850 Land Map
Franklin, Middlebush, Griggstown, Somerset County 1873
Somerset and Hunterdon County Maps, Somerset County 1873
Monmouth County Topographical Map, Monmouth County 1873
Atlases of this county (Middlesex):
Middlesex County 1876

Harbor Canal

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Coast Section No. 5, New Jersey Coast 1878
Coast Section No. 6, New Jersey Coast 1878
Cumberland and Cape May Counties, Hudson County 1873

Hoffman Canal

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Coast Section No. 6, New Jersey Coast 1878
Cumberland and Cape May Counties, Hudson County 1873

Indian Ditch

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Cumberland County Map, Cumberland County 1876
Down and Commercial Townships, Cumberland County 1876
Atlantic County, Hudson County 1873
Camden, Salem and Gloucester Counties, Hudson County 1873
Cumberland and Cape May Counties, Hudson County 1873
Atlases of this county (Cumberland):
Cumberland County 1876

Jersey City Aqueduct

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Outline Map, Bergen County 1876
Union Township, Bergen County 1876
New York Bay and Harbor-Coast Guard Chart No. 20, New Jersey Coast 1878
Essex, Union and Hudson Counties, Hudson County 1873
Index Map and County Outline, Hudson County 1873
Middlesex and Monouth Counties, Hudson County 1873
Morris, Passaic and Bergen Counties, Hudson County 1873
Morris County Plan, Morris County 1868
Essex County and Newark 1850 Wall Map 36x48, Essex County and Newark 1850 Wall Map
Plate 027, Hudson County 1934 Vol 2
Atlases of this county (Bergen):
Bergen County 1876
Bergen County 1912 Vol 2, ol 1
Bergen County 1936 Vol 1
Bergen County 1876 Six plates from edition at Winterthur

Johnsons Ditch

Main Ditch

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Gloucester County Map, Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Greenwich Township, Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
West Deptford, Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Atlantic County, Hudson County 1873
Camden, Salem and Gloucester Counties, Hudson County 1873
Atlases of this county (Gloucester):
Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876

Morris Canal

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Boonton and Montville Township, Morris County 1887
Hanover Township, Whippany P.O., Morris County 1887
Pequannock Township, Butler Plan, Morris County 1887
Rockaway Township, Hibernia P.O., Denville P.O., Morris County 1887
Essex, Union and Hudson Counties, Hudson County 1873
Morris, Passaic and Bergen Counties, Hudson County 1873
Boonton 1, Montville, Morris County 1868
Hanover, Morris County 1868
Morris County Plan, Morris County 1868
Pequannock, Morris County 1868
Rockaway 1, Denville, Morris County 1868
Passaic County - Geological Map, Passaic County 1877
Passaic County Outline Map, Passaic County 1877
Page 160 - Caldwell Township, Clinton, Fairfield, Westville, Franklin, Cedar Grove, Verona, Essex County 1881
Essex County and Newark 1850 Wall Map 36x48, Essex County and Newark 1850 Wall Map
Atlases of this county (Morris):
Morris County 1887, 1868, 1910
Morris County - Morristown - Madison - Florham Park - Chatham - Mendham - Passaic 1910

Morris Canal

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Lebanon, New Hampton, Changewater, Hunterdon County 1873
Hunterdon, Somerset and Mercer Counties, Hudson County 1873
Morris, Passaic and Bergen Counties, Hudson County 1873
Sussex and Warren Counties, Hudson County 1873
Morris County Plan, Morris County 1868
Mansfield, Warren County 1874
Warren Co. - Topographical Map, Warren County 1874
Washington, Port Colden, Warren County 1874
Atlases of this county (Warren):
Warren County 1874

New Cut

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Elsinboro Township, Hancock`s Bridge P.O., Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Lower Penns Neck Township, Sharptown, Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Mannington Township, Pittsgrove Township, Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Salem County Map, Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Camden, Salem and Gloucester Counties, Hudson County 1873
Cumberland and Cape May Counties, Hudson County 1873

Old Canal

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Gloucester County Map, Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Woolwich Township, Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Camden, Salem and Gloucester Counties, Hudson County 1873
Atlases of this county (Gloucester):
Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876

Ottens Canal

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Coast Section No. 6, New Jersey Coast 1878
Cumberland and Cape May Counties, Hudson County 1873

Penrose Canal

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Plate 013, Atlantic City 1908 Absecon Island - Ventnor - South Atlantic City - Longport
Plate 014, Atlantic City 1908 Absecon Island - Ventnor - South Atlantic City - Longport
Plate 016, Atlantic City 1924 Absecon Island Vol 1 Atlantic City and Brigantine
Plate 017, Atlantic City 1924 Absecon Island Vol 1 Atlantic City and Brigantine
Atlantic City, New Jersey Coast 1878
Coast Section No. 4, New Jersey Coast 1878
Coast Section No. 5, New Jersey Coast 1878
Atlantic County, Hudson County 1873
Burlington County, Hudson County 1873

Point Pleasant Canal

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Coast Section No. 2, New Jersey Coast 1878
Middlesex and Monouth Counties, Hudson County 1873
Ocean County, Hudson County 1873
Monmouth County Topographical Map, Monmouth County 1873

Pollys Ditch

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Coast Section No. 3, New Jersey Coast 1878
Coast Section No. 4, New Jersey Coast 1878
Atlantic County, Hudson County 1873
Burlington County, Hudson County 1873
Ocean County, Hudson County 1873
Little Egg Harbor Township, Herman City, Green Bank, Lower Bank, Mathistown, Nugenttown, Burlington County 1876
Burlington County 1859 Wall Map 36x65, Burlington County 1859 Wall Map
Atlases of this county (Burlington):
Burlington County 1876
Burlington County 1859 Wall Map

Quaker Ditch

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Coast Section No. 4, New Jersey Coast 1878
Atlantic County, Hudson County 1873
Burlington County, Hudson County 1873
Ocean County, Hudson County 1873

Raccoon Ditch

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Lower Alloways Creek Township, Harmersville, Claysville, Canton P.O., Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Salem County Map, Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Cumberland County Map, Cumberland County 1876
Fairfield Township, Cumberland County 1876
Greenwich Township, Cumberland County 1876
Stow Creek Township, Cumberland County 1876
Camden, Salem and Gloucester Counties, Hudson County 1873
Cumberland and Cape May Counties, Hudson County 1873
Atlases of this county (Cumberland):
Cumberland County 1876

Raritan Water Power Canal

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Readington, Hunterdon County 1873
Hunterdon, Somerset and Mercer Counties, Hudson County 1873
Middlesex and Monouth Counties, Hudson County 1873
Morris, Passaic and Bergen Counties, Hudson County 1873
Sussex and Warren Counties, Hudson County 1873
Morris County Plan, Morris County 1868
Somerset County 1850 Land Map 35.5 x 42, Somerset County 1850 Land Map
Bernard, Bernardsville, Liberty Corner, Somerset County 1873
Bridgewater, Finderne Station, Raritan P.O., Somerset County 1873
Hillsborough, Clover Hill and Royce Field P.O., Somerset County 1873
North Branch, Branchburgh, Milltown, Centerville, Somerset County 1873
Somerset and Hunterdon County Maps, Somerset County 1873
Atlases of this county (Somerset):
Somerset County 1850 Land Map
Somerset County 1873

Riggin Ditch

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Cumberland County Map, Cumberland County 1876
Maurice River Township, Cumberland County 1876
Atlantic County, Hudson County 1873
Camden, Salem and Gloucester Counties, Hudson County 1873
Cumberland and Cape May Counties, Hudson County 1873
Atlases of this county (Cumberland):
Cumberland County 1876

Salem Canal

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Lower Penns Neck Township, Sharptown, Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Mannington Township, Pittsgrove Township, Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Salem County Map, Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Upper Penns Neck Township, Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Camden, Salem and Gloucester Counties, Hudson County 1873
Cumberland and Cape May Counties, Hudson County 1873

Sand Ditch

Shore Ditch

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Lower Alloways Creek Township, Harmersville, Claysville, Canton P.O., Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Salem County Map, Salem and Gloucester Counties 1876
Camden, Salem and Gloucester Counties, Hudson County 1873
Cumberland and Cape May Counties, Hudson County 1873

Smith Ditch

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Boonton and Montville Township, Morris County 1887
Hanover Township, Whippany P.O., Morris County 1887
Rockaway Township, Hibernia P.O., Denville P.O., Morris County 1887
Essex, Union and Hudson Counties, Hudson County 1873
Hunterdon, Somerset and Mercer Counties, Hudson County 1873
Middlesex and Monouth Counties, Hudson County 1873
Morris, Passaic and Bergen Counties, Hudson County 1873
Sussex and Warren Counties, Hudson County 1873
Hanover, Morris County 1868
Morris County Plan, Morris County 1868
Rockaway 1, Denville, Morris County 1868
Passaic County - Geological Map, Passaic County 1877
Passaic County Outline Map, Passaic County 1877
Page 165 - Livingston Township, Morehousetown, Roseland, Livingston Right, Essex County 1881
Page 160 - Caldwell Township, Clinton, Fairfield, Westville, Franklin, Cedar Grove, Verona, Essex County 1881
Essex County and Newark 1850 Wall Map 36x48, Essex County and Newark 1850 Wall Map
Atlases of this county (Morris):
Morris County 1887, 1868, 1910
Morris County - Morristown - Madison - Florham Park - Chatham - Mendham - Passaic 1910

Straight Ditch

Wanaque Aqueduct

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Hanover Township, Whippany P.O., Morris County 1887
Pequannock Township, Butler Plan, Morris County 1887
Outline Map, Bergen County 1876
New York Bay and Harbor-Coast Guard Chart No. 20, New Jersey Coast 1878
Essex, Union and Hudson Counties, Hudson County 1873
Morris, Passaic and Bergen Counties, Hudson County 1873
Morris County Plan, Morris County 1868
Little Falls Township, Passaic River, Singac P.O., Passaic County 1877
Manchester Township, Paterson City, Passaic River, Passaic County 1877
Passaic County - Geological Map, Passaic County 1877
Passaic County Outline Map, Passaic County 1877
Wayne Township, Pompton P.O., Passaic County 1877
Page 160 - Caldwell Township, Clinton, Fairfield, Westville, Franklin, Cedar Grove, Verona, Essex County 1881
Essex County and Newark 1850 Wall Map 36x48, Essex County and Newark 1850 Wall Map
Atlases of this county (Passaic):
Passaic County 1877
Passaic County 1950 Pompton Lakes Borough

Washington Canal

Maps that contain this point of interest:
East Brunswick Township, Washington, Middlesex County 1876
Menlo Park, Piscataway, Raritan Township, Middlesex County 1876
Middlesex County Map, Middlesex County 1876
Hunterdon, Somerset and Mercer Counties, Hudson County 1873
Middlesex and Monouth Counties, Hudson County 1873
Morris, Passaic and Bergen Counties, Hudson County 1873
Sussex and Warren Counties, Hudson County 1873
Somerset County 1850 Land Map 35.5 x 42, Somerset County 1850 Land Map
Monmouth County Topographical Map, Monmouth County 1873
Atlases of this county (Middlesex):
Middlesex County 1876

West Canal

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Plate 020, Atlantic City 1908 Absecon Island - Ventnor - South Atlantic City - Longport
Plate 021, Atlantic City 1908 Absecon Island - Ventnor - South Atlantic City - Longport
Plate 030, Atlantic City 1924 Absecon Island Vol 2 Ventnor - Margate - Longport
Plate 031, Atlantic City 1924 Absecon Island Vol 2 Ventnor - Margate - Longport
Coast Section No. 4, New Jersey Coast 1878
Coast Section No. 5, New Jersey Coast 1878
Atlantic County, Hudson County 1873
Burlington County, Hudson County 1873
Cumberland and Cape May Counties, Hudson County 1873

White Sluice Race

Wildwood Canal

Maps that contain this point of interest:
Coast Section No. 6, New Jersey Coast 1878
Cumberland and Cape May Counties, Hudson County 1873

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