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]
History
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]
List [a]
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See also
- Edgewater Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery (Fairview, New Jersey)
- Mount Moriah Cemetery (Fairview, New Jersey)
References
^ 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]
- ^ "Hudson County Churches and Cemeteries". Hudson County, New Jersey; History, Records, Facts and Genealogy. Genealogy Inc. 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ a b Adams, p. 64.
- ^ a b c National Board of Health (1879), p. 201.
- ^ Hagstrom Map, Hudson County
- ^ a b Stratford, p. 1.
- ^ "New Jersey Civil War Gravestones". newjerseycivilwargravestones.org. 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
- ^ Numbers represent an ordering by significant words.
- ^ Karnoutsos, Carmela. "Underground Railroad". Jersey City Past and Present. New Jersey City University. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
- ^ http://photos.nj.com/jersey-journal/2011/03/the_blue_chapel_in_union_city_10.html
- ^ "Old Graveyard at Greeenville". Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, Vol. 1, New Series, 1916, Page 146. usgwarchives.net. July 3, 1910. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
- ^ http://www.northjersey.com/news/north-arlington-jewish-cemetery-falls-on-hard-times-1.687087 Available via clipping at Newspapers.com
- ^ "Van Buskirk Burial Ground". www.graveinfo.com. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
- ^ National Board of Health (1898), p. 234.
- ^ "Hudson County". The Tombstone Transcription Project. USGenWeb Tombstone Project. 1997–2009. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ Kestenbaum, Lawrence (1996–2010). "Hudson County, New Jersey". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ Hood, p. 185.
Sources
- Adams, Arthur G. (1996). The Hudson River Guidebook. Fordham University Press. pp. 430. ISBN 0-8232-1679-9.
- Hagstrom Map (2008). Hudson County New Jersey Street Map. Hagstrom Map Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-88097-763-0.
- Hood, John (1877). "Index of colonial and state laws between the years 1663 and 1877 inclusive". J.L. Murphy, printer: 1136.
OCLC
31641787.
{{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=( help) - National Board of Health (1898). "Annual report". Board of Health. New Jersey State Dept. of Health: 388. OCLC 1759842.
- National Board of Health (1879). "Annual report of the National Board of Health". National Board of Health (U.S.). 1. G.P.O: 477. OCLC 17542545.
- Stratford, Dorothy A.; Riemer, Janet (October 1988). "Inventory of GSNJ Files of New Jersey Cemeteries" (PDF). The Genealogical Society of New Jersey (Hudson County): 1. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- Leonard, J.H. (1895), The Leonard Manual of the Cemeteries of New York and Vicinity, New York, J. H. Leonard, retrieved 2014-08-08