Fairmount Cemetery in Newark, New Jersey

Fairmount Cemetery is a cemetery near Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. It lies about 1.8 mi southeast of Newark. The grounds sit at about 190 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 31 notable people buried here, including Gwen Guthrie, Thomas Dunn English and Clara Maass. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 876266. The nearest other listed cemetery is Grove Street Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Chapels of Eden in East Orange, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 41 cemeteries we list in Essex County, and 102 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, Newark. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 7 US representatives, 3 writers, 2 actors, 2 baseball players, 2 Medal of Honor recipients, 2 musicians, 1 artist, 1 business leader.

• Gwen Guthrie1950-1999
  American singer-songwriter
• Thomas Dunn English1819-1902
  American state and federal politician
• Clara Maass1876-1901
  American nurse
• Fred A. Hartley, Jr.1902-1969
  American politician
• Irene Delroy1900-1985
  American actress
• Leila Bennett1892-1965
  American actress
• Carrie Smith1925-2012
  American singer
• Harriet Adams1892-1982
  American juvenile mystery novelist and publisher
• James Fairman Fielder1867-1954
  American politician and Governor of New Jersey
• Peter Angelo Cavicchia1879-1967
  American politician
• Frederick R. Lehlbach1876-1937
  American lawyer and politician
• Herman Lehlbach1845-1904
  American politician

People whose Wikidata entry gives Fairmount 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.

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.

• Grove Street Cemetery

  East Orange, NJ
  Cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Hebrew Cemetery

  Irvington, NJ
  Jewish cemetery

  0.5 mi
• B'nai Abraham

  Irvington, NJ
  Jewish cemetery

  0.5 mi
• Union Field Cemetery

  Irvington, NJ
  Cemetery

  0.5 mi
• Talmud Torah Cemetery

  Irvington, NJ
  Jewish cemetery

  0.5 mi
• Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

  East Orange, NJ
  Cemetery

  0.6 mi
• Woodland Cemetery

  Newark, NJ
  Cemetery

  1.2 mi
• Saint Marys Cemetery

  East Orange, NJ
  Cemetery

  1.6 mi
• Mount Pleasant Cemetery

  Kearny, NJ
  Cemetery

  2.4 mi
• Clinton Cemetery

  Irvington, NJ
  Cemetery

  2.5 mi

• Essex Monuments

  Monument dealer · Newark · (973) 233-4614
  0.3 mi
• Haren Monument Co

  Monument dealer · Newark · (973) 833-5164
  0.3 mi
• Chapels of Eden

  Funeral home · East Orange · (973) 674-6100
  0.7 mi
• Clarence B Wright Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Irvington · (973) 374-7058
  0.9 mi
• Firdous Funeral Chapel

  Funeral chapel · Irvington · (973) 399-8400
  0.9 mi
• Gardenhill Funeral Director Service, Inc.

  Funeral home · Irvington · (973) 675-8401
  0.9 mi

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