About Ely Cemetery
Ely Cemetery is a cemetery near Livingston, Essex County, New Jersey. The grounds sit at about 361 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Smith Ely. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 876182. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hanover Cemetery, about 2.3 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Lamonica Memorial Home in Livingston, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 41 cemeteries we list in Essex County, and 80 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 41 listings in Essex County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Livingston. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Ely Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative.
- Smith Ely1825-1911Mayor of New York City and U.S. Congressman
People whose Wikidata entry gives Ely 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
40.79342, -74.32626
What Ely 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
- Hanover CemeteryHanover, NJCemetery2.3 mi
- Roseland Methodist ChurchyardRoseland, NJMethodist cemetery2.7 mi
- Restland Memorial ParkEast Hanover, NJMemorial park2.8 mi
- Gate of Heaven CemeteryEast Hanover, NJCemetery3.0 mi
- Heavenly Rest Memorial ParkEast Hanover, NJMemorial park3.1 mi
- White Oak Ridge CemeteryShort Hills, NJCemetery3.3 mi
- Prospect Hill CemeteryCaldwell, NJCemetery3.9 mi
- First Presbyterian Church of Caldwell Burying GroundCaldwell, NJPresbyterian cemetery4.1 mi
- Edison GravesiteWest Orange, NJCemetery4.5 mi
- Whippany Burying YardWhippany, NJCemetery4.5 mi
Funeral homes near Ely Cemetery
- Lamonica Memorial Home0.9 miFuneral home · Livingston · (973) 992-5581
- Paskas Funeral Service0.9 miFuneral home · Livingston · (973) 467-1882
- Quinn-hopping Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Livingston · (973) 992-1414
- Bernheim-Apter-Kreitzman Suburban Funeral Chapel2.2 miFuneral chapel · Livingston · (973) 422-0600
- Farmer Funeral Home2.6 miFuneral home · Roseland · (973) 226-1111
- Hancliffe Home For Funerals3.1 miFuneral home · East Hanover · (973) 739-9800
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