About Branchville Cemetery
Branchville Cemetery is a cemetery near Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey. It lies about 5.6 mi south of Newton. The grounds sit at about 525 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Edward Augustus Ayers. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 874905. The nearest other listed cemetery is Frankford Plains Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Wood Funeral Home in Branchville, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 32 cemeteries we list in Sussex County, and 22 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 32 listings in Sussex County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Newton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Branchville Cemetery
Among them: 1 physician, 1 writer.
- Edward Augustus Ayers1855-1917American physician, lecturer, writer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Branchville 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
41.13814, -74.73544
What Branchville 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
- Frankford Plains CemeteryNewton, NJCemetery1.6 mi
- Abbey Glen Pet CemeteryNewton, NJPet cemetery3.5 mi
- Eternal Sunset Memorial ParkSparta, NJMemorial park4.9 mi
- Vaughn CemeterySparta, NJCemetery5.1 mi
- Beemerville CemeterySussex, NJCemetery5.6 mi
- St Joseph CemeteryNewton, NJCatholic cemetery5.7 mi
- Newton CemeteryNewton, NJCemetery6.1 mi
- North Hardyston Cemetery Annex WestFranklin, NJCemetery6.5 mi
- Saint Joseph CemeteryNewton, NJCemetery6.6 mi
- Hardyston CemeteryFranklin, NJCemetery6.7 mi
Funeral homes near Branchville Cemetery
- Wood Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Branchville · (973) 948-3030
- Smith-McCracken Funeral Home5.7 miFuneral home · Newton · (973) 383-4600
- Iliff-Ruggiero Funeral Home6.1 miFuneral home · Newton · (973) 383-5200
- J L Apter Jewish Memorial Chapel6.1 miFuneral chapel · Newton · (973) 383-3333
- F John Ramsey Funeral Home7.6 miFuneral home · Franklin · (973) 827-7050
- Sussex County Monument Company7.6 miMonument dealer · Franklin · (973) 827-9878
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