About New Vernon Cemetery
New Vernon Cemetery is a cemetery near Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey. It lies about 3.6 mi north of Morristown. The grounds sit at about 364 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Sterling North, Enoch Needles and Frederick T. van Beuren, Jr.. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 878756. The nearest other listed cemetery is Abby Cemetery, about 2.9 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Doyle Funeral Home Inc in Morristown, about 3.4 mi away. It is one of 61 cemeteries we list in Morris County, and 52 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 New Vernon Cemetery
Among them: 2 writers, 1 business leader, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 journalist.
- Sterling North1906-1974American children's writer
- Enoch Needles1888-1972American civil engineer
- Frederick T. van Beuren, Jr.1876-1943Physician, surgeon, author, administrator, professor
- Allan Heyward McAlpin1884-1946
- Margaret Fraser Schultz1921-2006USA art collector
- William Lightfoot Schultz1876-1950USA soapmaker and businessman
People whose Wikidata entry gives New Vernon 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
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What New Vernon 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
- Abby CemeteryMorristown, NJCemetery2.9 mi
- Saint Bernards CemeteryBernardsville, NJCemetery3.6 mi
- Evergreen CemeteryBasking Ridge, NJCemetery3.8 mi
- Bernardsville Methodist CemeteryBernardsville, NJMethodist cemetery3.8 mi
- Convent CemeteryMorristown, NJCemetery4.0 mi
- Meyersville Presbyterian Church Cemetery25 Gillette Road, Gillette, NJPresbyterian cemetery4.4 mi
- Evergreen CemeteryMorristown, NJCemetery4.4 mi
- Meyersville CemeteryBerkeley Heights, NJCemetery4.4 mi
- Holy Family CemeteryMadison, NJFamily cemetery4.4 mi
- Holy Rood CemeteryMorristown, NJCemetery4.5 mi
Funeral homes near New Vernon Cemetery
- Doyle Funeral Home Inc3.4 miFuneral home · Morristown · (973) 539-0622
- Rowe Funeral Home3.7 miFuneral home · Morristown · (973) 538-0520
- Gallaway & Crane Funeral Home3.8 miFuneral home · Basking Ridge · (908) 766-0250
- Gallaway & Crane Funeral Home3.8 miFuneral home · Bernardsville · (908) 766-0155
- Burroughs Kohr & Dangler Funeral Home4.8 miFuneral home · Madison · (973) 377-3232
- Madison Memorial Home5.0 miFuneral home · Madison · (973) 377-2735
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