About Holy Rood Cemetery
Holy Rood Cemetery is a cemetery near Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey. It lies about 1.6 mi west of Morristown. The grounds sit at about 394 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Joseph W. Revere and William Alfred Hegarty. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 877206. The nearest other listed cemetery is Evergreen Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Doyle Funeral Home Inc in Morristown, about 1.5 mi away. It is one of 61 cemeteries we list in Morris County, and 57 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 5 of the 61 listings in Morris County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Morristown. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Holy Rood Cemetery
Among them: 1 Civil War veteran, 1 writer.
- Joseph W. Revere1812-1880American Civil War Union Army general officer
- William Alfred Hegarty1891-1975American judge
People whose Wikidata entry gives Holy Rood 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
40.79787, -74.45016
What Holy Rood 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
- Evergreen CemeteryMorristown, NJCemetery1.1 mi
- Holy Family CemeteryMadison, NJFamily cemetery1.3 mi
- Beth Israel CemeteryCedar Knolls, NJJewish cemetery2.1 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryWhippany, NJCemetery2.3 mi
- Convent CemeteryMorristown, NJCemetery2.5 mi
- Whippany Burying YardWhippany, NJCemetery2.7 mi
- Hillside CemeteryMadison, NJCemetery3.6 mi
- Gate of Heaven CemeteryEast Hanover, NJCemetery4.2 mi
- Hanover CemeteryHanover, NJCemetery4.2 mi
- Abby CemeteryMorristown, NJCemetery4.2 mi
Funeral homes near Holy Rood Cemetery
- Doyle Funeral Home Inc1.5 miFuneral home · Morristown · (973) 539-0622
- Rowe Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Morristown · (973) 538-0520
- Bradley-Braviak Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Whippany · (973) 887-2186
- Simple Cremation Of Nj2.4 miCremation provider · Whippany · (973) 949-0806
- Dangler Funeral Home2.6 miFuneral home · Morris Plains · (973) 539-3300
- Leonardis Memorial Home3.3 miFuneral home · Florham Park · (973) 377-5050
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