About Brainerd Cemetery
Brainerd Cemetery is a presbyterian cemetery near Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey. It lies about 0.7 mi northeast of Cranbury. The grounds sit at about 95 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: George Foster Sanford. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1989226. The nearest other listed cemetery is Westminster Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Barlow & Zimmer Funeral Home in Hightstown, about 2.6 mi away. It is one of 86 cemeteries we list in Middlesex County, and 37 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Middlesex County dates to 1754. 7 of the 86 listings in Middlesex County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Cranbury. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Brainerd Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player, 1 Spanish-American War veteran.
- George Foster Sanford1870-1938American football player and coach
People whose Wikidata entry gives Brainerd Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
40.30761, -74.51904
What Brainerd Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Westminster CemeteryCranbury, NJPresbyterian cemetery0.6 mi
- Cedar Hill CemeteryHightstown, NJCemetery3.0 mi
- Etra CemeteryTwin Rivers, NJCemetery3.9 mi
- Fernwood CemeteryJamesburg, NJCemetery4.7 mi
- Dayton CemeteryDayton, NJCemetery4.7 mi
- Old Bethel Methodist Church CemeteryPlainsboro Center, NJMethodist cemetery4.8 mi
- East Windsor CemeteryHightstown, NJCemetery5.2 mi
- Dutch Neck CemeteryPrinceton Junction, NJCemetery5.3 mi
- Holy Trinity CemeteryJamesburg, NJCemetery5.3 mi
- Perrineville JC - Beth El Cemetery755 Perrineville Road, Perrineville, NJJewish cemetery5.5 mi
Funeral homes near Brainerd Cemetery
- Barlow & Zimmer Funeral Home2.6 miFuneral home · Hightstown · (609) 448-3456
- Simplicity Funeral and Cremation Services at Glackin Chapel2.8 miCremation provider · Hightstown · (609) 448-1801
- Lester Memorial Home5.1 miFuneral home · Jamesburg · (732) 521-0020
- M.J. Murphy Funeral Home5.2 miFuneral home · Monmouth Junction · (732) 329-2000
- Star of David Memorial Chapel of South Brunswick5.2 miFuneral chapel · South Brunswick · (732) 329-0990
- M David DeMarco Funeral Home Inc.5.4 miFuneral home · Jamesburg · (732) 521-0555
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Frequently asked questions
Is Brainerd Cemetery a Presbyterian cemetery?
Our records list a Presbyterian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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