About Hillside Cemetery
Hillside Cemetery is a cemetery near Metuchen, Middlesex County, New Jersey. It lies about 0.7 mi northwest of Metuchen. The grounds sit at about 98 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Francis Potter. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 877128. The nearest other listed cemetery is Presbyterian Church Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Flynn and Son Funeral Homes in Metuchen, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 86 cemeteries we list in Middlesex County, and 104 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, Metuchen. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Hillside Cemetery
- Francis Potter1888-1952American missionary and school principal
People whose Wikidata entry gives Hillside 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
40.53482, -74.35432
What Hillside 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
- Presbyterian Church CemeteryMetuchen, NJPresbyterian cemetery0.5 mi
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- Beth Israel Cemetery - Woodbridge Memorial ParkWoodbridge, NJMemorial park2.5 mi
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- Woodbridge Memorial Gardens CemeteryWoodbridge, NJMemorial park2.7 mi
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- Saint Spiridon Russian Orthodox CemeteryFords, NJOrthodox cemetery2.8 mi
- Saint Michael's Parish CemeteryFords, NJChurch cemetery2.8 mi
Funeral homes near Hillside Cemetery
- Flynn and Son Funeral Homes0.4 miFuneral home · Metuchen · (732) 548-2134
- Costello-Runyon Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Metuchen · (732) 548-0149
- Flynn & Son Funeral Homes2.0 miFuneral home · Fords · (732) 826-0358
- Boylan Funeral Home2.7 miFuneral home · Edison · (732) 572-0076
- Costello-Runyon Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · Iselin · (732) 283-0075
- Goldstein Funeral Chapel3.4 miFuneral chapel · Edison · (732) 777-0032
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