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Historic Cemeteries in Newark, NJ

Cemeteries and burial grounds on the record near you, where a walk among the stones is a walk through the town's first families.

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Newark is one of the cities the New York–Newark–Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area is officially named after. Buildings like these are easy to drive past because they are still in use. The register listing is what tells you why they matter.

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On the record near Newark, NJ

The 12 nearest

27 listed sites on the record match historic cemeteries within 30 miles of Newark, NJ, out of 1,591 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

Silver Lake Cemetery8.9 miles from the center of Newark · Site · Staten Island · listed 2017National Register of Historic Places
First Shearith Israel Graveyard9.2 miles from the center of Newark · Site · New York · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
New York Marble Cemetery9.5 miles from the center of Newark · Site · New York · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
New York City Marble Cemetery9.6 miles from the center of Newark · Site · New York · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
Sylvan Grove Cemetery10 miles from the center of Newark · Site · Staten Island · listed 2015National Register of Historic Places
Gethsemane Cemetery11 miles from the center of Newark · Site · Little Ferry · listed 1994National Register of Historic Places
Burial Ground of the Presbyterian Church in the West Fields of Elizabethtown11 miles from the center of Newark · Site · Westfield · listed 2007National Register of Historic Places
Hancock, Rev. John, House, Cider Mill and Cemetery12 miles from the center of Newark · Building · Florham Park · listed 1984National Register of Historic Places
First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery13 miles from the center of Newark · Building · Woodbridge · listed 2008National Register of Historic Places
Scotch Plains Baptist Church, Parsonage and Cemetery13 miles from the center of Newark · Building · Scotch Plains · listed 2013National Register of Historic Places
Harlem African Burial Ground13 miles from the center of Newark · Site · Manhattan · listed 2018National Register of Historic Places
Old Gravesend Cemetery14 miles from the center of Newark · Site · New York · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Newark, NJ. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Historic Cemeteries in Newark, step by step

1
See every listed site of this kind in the area
2
Sort by distance and pick the closest few
3
Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
4
View from the public way and note what has changed
5
Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Newark, NJ ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Newark, NJ?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Newark

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Newark, NJ the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Newark, NJ are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.