About Van Nest Burying Ground
Van Nest Burying Ground is a cemetery near Manville, Somerset County, New Jersey. It lies about 0.9 mi north of Manville. The grounds sit at about 43 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Frederick Frelinghuysen and Frederick Frelinghuysen II. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 881425. The nearest other listed cemetery is Holy Ghost Carpatho - Russian Orthodox Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Fucillo and Warren Funeral Home in Manville, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 59 cemeteries we list in Somerset County, and 63 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Manville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Van Nest Burying Ground
Among them: 1 US senator.
- Frederick Frelinghuysen1753-1804United States general and senator
- Frederick Frelinghuysen II1788-1820American lawyer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Van Nest Burying Ground 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
40.52789, -74.59154
What Van Nest Burying Ground 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
- Holy Ghost Carpatho - Russian Orthodox CemeteryWeston, NJOrthodox cemetery0.3 mi
- Sacred Heart CemeteryWeston, NJCemetery0.4 mi
- Saints Peter and Paul CemeteryWeston, NJCemetery0.7 mi
- Van Veghten CemeteryFinderne, NJChristian cemetery1.9 mi
- Hillsborough Reformed Church CemeteryWeston, NJChristian cemetery2.0 mi
- Cedar Hill CemeteryWeston, NJCemetery2.1 mi
- Randolph Rd CemeteryFranklin Center, NJCemetery2.2 mi
- Old Somerville CemeterySomerville, NJCemetery2.5 mi
- New Somerville CemeterySomerville, NJCemetery2.6 mi
- Temple Sholom CemeteryFinderne, NJJewish cemetery2.9 mi
Funeral homes near Van Nest Burying Ground
- Kulinski Memorials0.2 miMonument dealer · Manville
- Fucillo and Warren Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Manville · (908) 725-1763
- Ketusky Funeral Home Inc1.2 miFuneral home · Manville · (908) 575-8512
- Bridgewater Funeral Home2.7 miFuneral home · Bridgewater · (732) 356-1116
- Plinton Curry Funeral Home2.8 miFuneral home · Somerset · (732) 469-3300
- Bruce C. Van Arsdale Funeral Home3.0 miFuneral home · Somerville · (908) 725-3111
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