Cemeteries in Essex County, NJ
Essex County, New Jersey has 42 cemeteries in our directory, listed under 20 nearby cities and towns. The most listings are near Elizabeth (7), Irvington (5) and East Orange (4). Among them are 17 church cemeteries (40%), 9 Jewish cemeteries (21%) and 2 Catholic cemeteries (5%).
All cemeteries in Essex County
- Evergreen Cemetery1137 North Broad Street · HillsideCemetery
- First Presbyterian Churchyard420 Main Street · OrangePresbyterian cemetery
- Pine Brook Methodist Cemetery12 Hook Mountain Road · Montville TownshipMethodist cemetery
- Mount Olivet CemeteryElizabethChristian cemetery
- Bloomfield CemeteryGlen RidgeCemetery
- Fairmount CemeteryNewarkCemetery
- Glendale CemeteryBloomfieldCemetery
- Mount Hebron CemeteryUpper MontclairCemetery
- Mount Pleasant CemeteryKearnyCemetery
- Rosedale CemeteryWest OrangeCemetery
- Woodland CemeteryNewarkCemetery
- B'nai AbrahamIrvingtonJewish cemetery
- B'nai Israel CemeteryElizabethJewish cemetery
- Beth El CemeteryElizabethJewish cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery & Coptic MausoleumBellevilleOrthodox cemetery
- First Presbyterian Church of Caldwell Burying GroundCaldwellPresbyterian cemetery
- First Robishower Chelmer CemeteryElizabethJewish cemetery
- Gomel Chesed CemeteryElizabethJewish cemetery
- Hebrew CemeteryIrvingtonJewish cemetery
- Immaculate Conception CemeteryUpper MontclairCatholic cemetery
- Roseland Methodist ChurchyardRoselandMethodist cemetery
- Saint Peters Churchyard CemeteryBellevilleCatholic cemetery
- Talmud Torah CemeteryElizabethJewish cemetery
- Talmud Torah CemeteryIrvingtonJewish cemetery
- The LinkElizabethJewish cemetery
- Clinton CemeteryIrvingtonCemetery
- Edison GravesiteWest OrangeCemetery
- Ely CemeteryLivingstonCemetery
- Floral Rest City Cemetery MemorialNewarkMunicipal cemetery
- Grove Street CemeteryEast OrangeCemetery
- Hillside CemeteryFairfieldCemetery
- Holy Sepulchre CemeteryEast OrangeCemetery
- Holy Sepulchre CemeteryEast OrangeCemetery
- Mount Olivet CemeteryBloomfieldCemetery
- Prospect Hill CemeteryCaldwellCemetery
- Saint Johns CemeteryOrangeCemetery
- Saint Marys CemeteryEast OrangeCemetery
- Saint Rose of Lima CemeteryMillburnCemetery
- Saint Stephens CemeteryMillburnCemetery
- Union Field CemeteryIrvingtonCemetery
- Vincent CemeteryNutleyCemetery
- White Oak Ridge CemeteryShort HillsCemetery
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Frequently asked questions
How many cemeteries are in Essex County?
We list 42 cemeteries in Essex County, New Jersey. Small family burial grounds recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey are included, so the count is higher than the number of cemeteries with an office or staff.
Where are burial records for Essex County kept?
Death certificates are held by the New Jersey vital records office and often the county clerk or health department. Individual cemeteries keep their own interment records; church cemeteries may keep them at the parish office. County historical and genealogical societies often have transcriptions of older cemeteries.
Can I visit family cemeteries in Essex County?
Many family cemeteries sit on private land. Ask the landowner before visiting. New Jersey law may give descendants a right of reasonable access, but the rules and process vary by state.
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