OFFICIAL SITE OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY
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Geologic Maps
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][breadcrumb-shortcode][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1691174949594{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Geologic maps provide basic data to address natural resource and environmental issues. Data presented in these maps include, but are not limited to, surficial and bedrock geology, gravity anomalies, aquifer delineations, sand resource areas, and radon potentials. These maps are broken into four types: NJGWS Open-File Map Series (OFM), NJGWS Geologic Map Series (GMS), USGS Geologic Quadrangle Map Series (GQ), and USGS Miscellaneous Investigation Maps (I). OFM and GMS series publications are products of the New Jersey Geological Survey. OFM series publications are internally reviewed while GMS series publications are internally and externally reviewed. GQ and I series publications are products of the U.S. Geological Survey and are archived in the National Geologic Map Database (NGMDB). Search for maps by location or by list below.
The Survey also maintains non-circulating collections of maps, air photos, publications, and geologic notes. Please call 609-292-1185 for more information on such data.[/vc_column_text][vc_message message_box_color=”mulled_wine” icon_fontawesome=”” css=””]Geologic Map Series (GMS), Open-File Map Series (OFM), USGS Geologic Quadrangle Map Series, and USGS Miscellaneous Investigation Maps (I) are available for purchase in hard copy. Prices are listed below.[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1690469793809{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Find maps by location” el_class=”font-weight-bold”][vc_tta_accordion title_tag=”h5″ section_title_tag=”p” color=”mulled-wine” spacing=”5″ c_icon=”chevron” c_position=”right” active_section=”-1″ no_fill=”true” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”Directions for Interactive Map” tab_id=”directions-for-interactive-map”][vc_cta h2=”” txt_align=”center” color=”mulled-wine”]
Use the interactive map above to zoom to an area of interest or search by address. Zoom to an area of interest by spinning the mouse wheel or clicking the “+” symbol in the upper left-hand corner of the map. Search by address by using the search engine in the upper right-hand corner of the map.
Click the sideways triangles in the upper right-hand corner to see the different categories (Statewide, Countywide, Quadrangle, Offshore, and Miscellaneous) of technical geologic maps. These categories are based on the extents shown in the maps. Categories can be turned off/on by clicking the box next to the category under “Legend” on the left-hand side of the map. These categories are defined as follows:
- “Geologic Quadrangle Maps“ – Shows a grid of all published technical geologic maps with project areas that span across one or more 1:24,000 (7.5-minute) quadrangle(s). These maps typically contain the most detail.
- “Geologic County Maps“ – Shows a grid of all published technical geologic maps with project areas that span across one or more counties.
- “Geologic Offshore Maps“ – Shows a grid all of published technical geologic maps with project areas along the coast of New Jersey that span into the Atlantic Ocean or Delaware Bay.
- “Geologic Maps with Miscellaneous Extents“ – Shows a grid of all published technical geologic maps with project areas that span across areas of varying extents within New Jersey.
- “Geologic Statewide Maps“ – Shows a grid of all published technical geologic maps with project areas that span across the entire state of New Jersey.
Click in the map polygons shown in each category to see all available published technical geologic maps within your area of interest. When you click, a pop-up box will appear. In this pop-up box, click the map series number highlighted in blue to view a PDF of the map of interest. Click the triangle at the top of the pop-up box to scroll through the different layer categories.
All publications included in this interactive map can also be seen below in list-form.
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[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Geologic Map Series (GMS)” tab_id=”gms”][vc_column_text]This map series consists of maps at any scale. Maps of this file type have been peer reviewed externally in addition to internal reviews before publication. Hard copies of these maps are available for purchase at the price listed in the table below.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]
[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Geologic Quadrangle Maps (GQ)” tab_id=”gq”][vc_column_text]These quadrangle maps are published by the United State Geological Survey at scale of 1:24,000. They are available for purchase in hard copy for $10.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]
[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Miscellaneous Investigation Maps (I)” tab_id=”investigation-maps”][vc_column_text]These large-scale geologic maps of New Jersey were produced cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey and the New Jersey Geological Survey. This ten-year effort has resulted in the most detailed state geologic map in the nation. The Northern maps covers New Jersey north of Flemington and New Brunswick (40o30′ N latitude); the Central and Southern maps cover the remainder of the state. Bedrock Geologic Maps of Northern New Jersey and Central and Southern New Jersey are the first completely new geologic maps of the state since 1912 (revised 1950). These maps are available for purchase in hard copy for $25.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]
| Number | Map Title | Author(s) | Publication Date | Scale | GIS Coverages and metadata |
| I-2540-A | Bedrock Geology of Northern New Jersey | Drake, Avery A. Jr., Volkert, Richard, A., Monteverde, Donald H., Herman, Gregory C., Houghton, Hugh F., Parker, Ronald A., and Dalton, Richard F. | 1996 | 1:100,000 | DGS 04-6 |
| I-2540-B | Bedrock Geologic Map of Central and Southern New Jersey | Owens, James P., Sugarman, Peter J., Sohl, Norman F., Parker, Ronald A., Houghton, Hugh F., Volkert, Richard A., Drake, Avery A., Jr., and Orndorff, Randall C. | 1998 | 1:100,000 | DGS 04-6 |
| I-2540-C | Surficial Geologic Map of Northern New Jersey | Stone, Byron D., Stanford, Scott D., and Witte, Ron W. | 2002 | 1:100,000 | DGS 07-2 |
| I-2540-D | Surficial Geologic Map of Central and Southern New Jersey | Newell, Wayne L., Powars, David S., Owens, James P., Stanford, Scott D., and Stone, Byron D. | 2000 | 1:100,000 | DGS 07-2 |
| I-346 | Geology of the Franklin and part of the Hamburg quadrangles, New Jersey | Buddington, A.F., and Baker, D. R. | 1961 | 1:24,000 | – |
| I-552 | Geologic map and sections of parts of the Portland and Belvidere quadrangles, New Jersey-Pennsylvania | Drake, A.A., Epstein, J.B., and Aaron, J.M. | 1969 | 1:24,000 | – |
| I-1530 | Geologic map of the eastern parts of the Belvidere and Portland quadrangles, Warren County, New Jersey | Drake, A.A., Jr., Kastelic, R.L., Jr., and Lyttle, P.T. | 1985 | 1:24,000 | – |
| I-549 | Bedrock topography of eastern Morris and western Essex Counties, New Jersey | Nichols, W.D. | 1968 | 1:24,000 | – |
| I-2306 | Bedrock and engineering geologic maps of New York County and parts of Kings and Queens Counties, New York, and parts of Bergen and Hudson Counties, New Jersey | Baskerville, C.A. | 1994 | 1:24,000 | – |
| I-795 | Bedrock topography and thickness of Pleistocene deposits in Union County and adjacent areas, New Jersey | Nemickas, B. | 1974 | 1:24,000 | – |
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The Bedrock Geologic Map of New Jersey, 2014, compiled by Richard F. Dalton, Donald H. Monteverde, Peter J. Sugarman and Richard A. Volkert, is an update of a map first published just over 100 years ago, referred to as Atlas Sheet 40 , in March, 1914. The earlier Geologic Map of New Jersey by J. Volney Lewis and Henry B. Kummel has been in demand but out-of-print for many years. The original map was reprinted numerous times by State Geologists Henry B. Kümmel in 1931, Meredith E. Johnson in 1950, and finally by Kemble Widmer in the early 1960’s. Supplies of this reprinting were exhausted in 1988.
The new 1:250,000–scale map was compiled from the 1:100,000-scale digital data from the cooperative geologic mapping program between the New Jersey Geological and Water Survey and the USGS, which began in 1984, was completed with the publications of the Bedrock Geologic Map of Northern New Jersey (1996) and Bedrock Geologic Map of Central and Southern New Jersey (1998).
This map is available for purchase in hard copy for $20.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_color=”mulled_wine” icon_fontawesome=”” css=””]
Questionnaire
Since 1992, New Jersey Geological and Water Survey (NJGWS) has been developing different types of geologic maps under a federal grant given annually by the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP) through a program component called STATEMAP. These maps are made at a scale of 1:24,000 (2,000 feet to an inch) and include localized data regarding New Jersey’s surficial geology, bedrock geology, and, in more recent years, karst susceptibility. If you have used any of these geologic maps and are willing to participate, a brief survey in support of the continuation of these federal grants would be appreciated.[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”64px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]