About Hoboken Cemetery
Hoboken Cemetery is a cemetery in North Bergen, Hudson County, New Jersey. The grounds sit at about 66 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 15 notable people buried here, including Allan Langdon McDermott, Edwin Augustus Stevens and Edwin Ruthvin Vincent Wright. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 877148. The nearest other listed cemetery is Macphelah Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Vainieri Funeral Home in North Bergen, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 15 cemeteries we list in Hudson County, and 100 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
Notable people buried at Hoboken Cemetery
Among them: 3 US representatives, 2 inventors and engineers, 1 business leader, 1 journalist.
- Allan Langdon McDermott1854-1908American politician
- Edwin Augustus Stevens1795-1868American engineer and inventor
- Edwin Ruthvin Vincent Wright1812-1871American politician
- Oscar L. Auf der Heide1874-1945American politician
- Edwin Augustus Stevens Jr.1858-1918American yacht designer
- Henry Otto Wittpenn1871-1931American politician
- George Henry Steil Sr.1861-1926Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey
- Caroline Stevens Alexander Wittpenn1859-1932Social-welfare worker
- Eloise Freudenberg1898-1898
- Frederick Heppenheimer1826-1878American lithographer
- Harry Freudenberg1895-1896
- Max S. Freudenberg III1893-1900
Show all 15 notable burials
- Richard Stevens1868-1919
- Bayard Stevens1885-1927
- Emily Contee Lewis1857-1931
People whose Wikidata entry gives Hoboken 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
40.79009, -74.02681
What Hoboken 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
- Macphelah Cemetery5810 Tonnelle Avenue, North Bergen, NJCemetery0.2 mi
- Flower Hill Cemetery5433 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, North Bergen, NJCemetery0.2 mi
- Grove Church CemeteryUnion City, NJChurch cemetery0.5 mi
- Weehawken CemeteryUnion City, NJCemetery0.8 mi
- Palisades CemeteryUnion City, NJCemetery0.8 mi
- Fairview CemeteryFairview, NJCemetery2.0 mi
- Mount Moriah Jewish CemeteryFairview, NJJewish cemetery2.5 mi
- General Grant National Memorial ParkManhattan, NYMemorial park3.7 mi
- Third Cemetery of the Spanish and Portuguese SynagogueNew York City, NYJewish cemetery3.8 mi
- Saint Peters CemeteryJersey City, NJCemetery3.9 mi
Funeral homes near Hoboken Cemetery
- Vainieri Funeral Home0.3 miFuneral home · North Bergen · (201) 868-6555
- Jorge Rivera Funeral Home Inc0.6 miFuneral home · North Bergen · (201) 861-6899
- All Faiths Cremation Service0.7 miCremation provider · West New York · (732) 804-0295
- Morgado Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Union City · (201) 867-0820
- Garden State Crematory0.8 miCremation provider · North Bergen · (201) 867-0219
- Clerici Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Union City · (201) 863-7586
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Hoboken Cemetery located?
Hoboken Cemetery is at 5500 Tonnelle Avenue, North Bergen, NJ 07047 in Hudson County. GPS coordinates: 40.79009, -74.02681.
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