Mount Olivet Cemetery | |
Country: | United States |
Location: | Mount Olivet Ave, Newark, New Jersey |
Coordinates: | 40.69°N -74.197°W |
Graves: | 17,000+ |
Findagraveid: | 100119 |
Mount Olivet Cemetery is a cemetery in the Dayton section of Newark in the U.S. state of New Jersey founded in 1871.[1] It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.
Mount Olivet, or Mount of Olives, (Hebrew: הַר הַזֵּיתִים, Har ha-Zeitim; Arabic: جبل الزيتون, الطور, Jabal al-Zaytun, Al-Tur) is a mountain ridge east of and adjacent to Jerusalem's Old City.[2]
The Newark City Cemetery is located nearby.