List of the cemeteries in Hudson County, New Jersey
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Hudson County is home to many churches and cemeteries,[1] some of which provide significant open areas in otherwise congested residential areas.[2]
There are some shared characteristics of cemeteries in North Bergen. In the Annual report of the National Board of Health in 1879 four cemeteries, historically Grove Church, Hoboken, Machpelah, and Weehawken, all lie on the western side of the Hudson Palisades which gives them similar soil deposits and somewhat uniquely, the presence of trap rock on the grounds.[3] Their locations allow for good water drainage into the nearby Secaucus marshes with minimal contamination due to the steep grade of the hills. They were created in roughly the same time period.[3] Two of the four cemeteries were split up, and now make a total of six unique cemeteries in the area; these cemeteries are all contained within a roughly one mile stretch of parallel roads Tonnelle Avenue and Kennedy Boulevard, constituting a string of green open spaces in North Hudson.[4] In Jersey City, four cemeteries, namely Saint Peters', Holy Name, Jersey City, and New York Bay all provide the surrounding areas with long vistas and green open spaces as well.[2] Finally, several burial grounds exist in Hudson County, some of which date back into colonial times are lost and possibly removed or built over.[5]
Another characteristic of many cemeteries in Hudson County is that they host a large amount of civil war veteran graves.[6]
[7] | Cemetery name | Image | Established | Type | Location | City or Town | Summary |
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1 | African Burying Ground[8] | 1841 | Defunct | Johnston Avenue at Pine 40°42′33″N 74°03′28″W / 40.7092°N 74.0579°W |
Jersey City | ||
2 | Abel I. Smith Burial Ground | 1755 | Defunct | Near Secaucus Road 40°46′41″N 74°3′47″W / 40.77806°N 74.06306°W |
Secaucus | ||
3 | Arlington Memorial Park | 1865 | Veteran | 748 Schuyler Avenue 40°46′21.0″N 74°7′55.9″W / 40.772500°N 74.132194°W |
Kearny | ||
4 | Bayview – New York Bay Cemetery | 1848 | 312 Garfield Avenue 40°41′43.4″N 74°5′14.6″W / 40.695389°N 74.087389°W |
Jersey City | |||
5 | Bergen Crest Mausoleum | 1917 | Mausoleum | 4001 Kennedy Boulevard 40°46′41″N 74°1′44″W / 40.77806°N 74.02889°W |
North Bergen | ||
6/7 | Constable Hook Cemetery | 1849 | East 22nd Street 40°39′27.4″N 74°6′24.8″W / 40.657611°N 74.106889°W |
Bayonne | |||
8 | The Blue Chapel | 1912 | 605 14th & West Streets 40°45′40.7″N 74°2′16.4″W / 40.761306°N 74.037889°W |
West Hoboken now Union City |
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9 | Flower Hill Cemetery | 1873 | 4001 Kennedy Boulevard 40°47′17.5″N 74°1′30.4″W / 40.788194°N 74.025111°W |
North Bergen | |||
10 | Garden State Crematory | 1907 | Crematory | 4101 Kennedy Boulevard 40°46′42.6″N 74°1′40.8″W / 40.778500°N 74.028000°W |
North Bergen | ||
10 | Old Graveyard at Greenville[10] | 1821 or 1824 | Defunct | Newark Bay Extension of the New Jersey Turnpike Exit 14C 40°41′20″N 74°5′46″W / 40.68889°N 74.09611°W |
Jersey City | ||
11 | Grove Church Cemetery | 1847 | Nosectarian | 1132 46th Street and Kennedy Boulevard 40°46′59.5″N 74°1′35.0″W / 40.783194°N 74.026389°W |
North Bergen | ||
12 | Hoboken Cemetery | 1871 | 5500 Tonnelle Avenue 40°47′17.5″N 74°1′30.4″W / 40.788194°N 74.025111°W |
North Bergen | |||
13 | Holy Name Cemetery | 1866 | Catholic | West Side Avenue 40°43′54.1″N 74°4′45.8″W / 40.731694°N 74.079389°W |
Jersey City | ||
14 | Hudson County Burial Grounds | 1829 | Defunct | Near Snake Hill 40°45′41.8″N 74°4′30.0″W / 40.761611°N 74.075000°W |
Secaucus | ||
15 | Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery | 1829 | 435 Newark Avenue 40°43′37.9″N 74°3′16.9″W / 40.727194°N 74.054694°W |
Jersey City | |||
16 | Machpelah Cemetery | 1853 | Sectarian | 5810 Tonnelle Avenue 40°47′17.5″N 74°1′30.4″W / 40.788194°N 74.025111°W |
North Bergen | ||
17 | North Arlington Jewish Cemetery[11] | Belleville Turnpike |
Kearny and North Arlington | On the border of Arlington, Kearny, Hudson County and North Arlington, Bergen County | |||
18 | Old Bergen Church Cemetery | 1660s | 1 Highland Avenue 40°43′38.0000″N 74°4′2.0000″W / 40.727222222°N 74.067222222°W |
Jersey City | |||
19 | Palisades Cemetery | 1982 | Bergen Turnpike 40°46′45.1″N 74°1′59.2″W / 40.779194°N 74.033111°W |
North Bergen | |||
20 | Passionist Cemetery | 1864 | Defunct | 2000 Summit Avenue 40°45′56.2″N 74°2′13.9″W / 40.765611°N 74.037194°W |
West Hoboken now Union City |
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21 | Saint Peter's Cemetery | 1849 | Utica Street 40°44′30.1″N 74°3′54.7″W / 40.741694°N 74.065194°W |
Jersey City | |||
22 | Sandford Burying Ground | Kearny | |||||
23 | Speer Cemetery | 1660s | Vroom Street 40°43′42.2″N 74°4′4.1″W / 40.728389°N 74.067806°W |
Jersey City | |||
24 | Van Buskirk Burial Ground[12] | 1736 | Defunct | Constable Hook 40°39′27.4″N 74°6′24.8″W / 40.657611°N 74.106889°W |
Bayonne | ||
25 | Weehawken Cemetery | 1867 | 4000 Bergen Turnpike 40°46′46.2″N 74°1′48.7″W / 40.779500°N 74.030194°W |
North Bergen |
^ a: The cemeteries in Hudson county is compiled from several existing lists which, catalog strictly minor, obscure or defunct cemeteries or burial grounds,[5] are historical surveys,[3][13] are grave transcription projects,[14] political listing of interment[15] and statewide indexes.[16]
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