List of cemeteries in Hudson County, New Jersey explained
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. 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. 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.[3] 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.
Another characteristic of many cemeteries in Hudson County is that they host a large amount of civil war veteran graves.[4]
List
See also
Sources
- Book: Adams, Arthur G.. The Hudson River Guidebook. registration. 1996. Fordham University Press. 0-8232-1679-9. 430.
- Book: Hagstrom Map. Hagstrom Map Company, Inc. 978-0-88097-763-0. Hudson County New Jersey Street Map . 2008.
- Hood. John. Index of colonial and state laws between the years 1663 and 1877 inclusive. 1877. 1136. J.L. Murphy, printer. 31641787.
- National Board of Health. Annual report. Board of Health. 1898. 388. New Jersey State Dept. of Health. 1759842.
- National Board of Health. Annual report of the National Board of Health. National Board of Health (U.S.). 1879. 1. 477. G.P.O. 17542545.
- Stratford. Dorothy A.. Riemer, Janet . Inventory of GSNJ Files of New Jersey Cemeteries. The Genealogical Society of New Jersey. October 1988. Hudson County. 1. 27 September 2010.
Notes and References
- Web site: Hudson County Churches and Cemeteries. Hudson County, New Jersey; History, Records, Facts and Genealogy. Genealogy Inc. 27 September 2010. 2009.
- Adams, p. 64.
- Hagstrom Map, Hudson County
- Web site: New Jersey Civil War Gravestones . newjerseycivilwargravestones.org . 2011 . 2011-03-20 .
- Numbers represent an ordering by significant words.
- Web site: Karnoutsos . Carmela . Underground Railroad . Jersey City Past and Present . New Jersey City University . 2011-03-27 .
- http://photos.nj.com/jersey-journal/2011/03/the_blue_chapel_in_union_city_10.html
- Web site: Old Graveyard at Greeenville . Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, Vol. 1, New Series, 1916, Page 146 . usgwarchives.net . July 3, 1910 . 2011-11-23.
- http://www.northjersey.com/news/north-arlington-jewish-cemetery-falls-on-hard-times-1.687087 Available via clipping at Newspapers.com
- Web site: Van Buskirk Burial Ground . www.graveinfo.com . 2011-03-18 .