About Elmwood Cemetery
Elmwood Cemetery is a cemetery in North Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The grounds sit at about 112 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 38 notable people buried here, including David Murray, Samuel Merrill Woodbridge and John Baillie McIntosh. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 876171. The nearest other listed cemetery is Van Liew Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Selover Funeral Home is now Gleason Funeral Home of North Brunswick in North Brunswick, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 86 cemeteries we list in Middlesex County, and 99 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Middlesex County dates to 1754. 7 of the 86 listings in Middlesex County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Elmwood Cemetery
Among them: 3 business leaders, 3 writers, 2 scientists, 2 US representatives, 1 football player, 1 architect, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 governor.
- David Murray1830-1905American educator and government adviser in Japan
- Samuel Merrill Woodbridge1819-1905Reformed minister, theologian, seminary professor in New Brunswick, New Jersey
- John Baillie McIntosh1829-1888American officer
- John Charles Van Dyke1856-1932American art historian and critic
- George C. Ludlow1830-1900American politician
- James Bishop1816-1895American politician and businessman
- Miles Ross1827-1903American politician
- Charles H. Bell1798-1875United States admiral
- George Hammell Cook1818-1889American geologist
- Jonathan Dixon1839-1906English-American politician
- Abraham Voorhees Schenck1821-1902American politician
- David D. Demarest1819-1898Professor and pastor from New Brunswick, New Jersey
Show all 38 notable burials
- Frederick Barnett Kilmer1851-1934American pharmacist
- Alexander Merchant Sr.1872-1952American architect
- Augustus Fitz Randolph Taylor1782-1840Mayor of New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Augustus T. Stout1819-1883Mayor of New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Chester William Paulus I1905-1994Mayor of New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Douglas Mallory Hicks1902-1964American lawyer
- George Anthony Viehmann1868-1918Mayor of New Brunswick, New Jersey
- American socialite
- Henry de la Bruyere Carpender1882-1934Suspect in the Hall-Mills murder
- Hugh Janeway1865-1921American football player, coach, and referee
- Nicholas Williamson1845-1902Mayor of New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Robert Wood Johnson II1893-1968American businessman
- Sarah Jane Hoagland1849-1908(1849-1908) American school principal
- William Augustus Van Vranken Mabon1822-1892
- William Edwin Florance1865-1943Mayor of New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Catharine Louisa Nevius1828-1904Wife of David D. Demarest
- DeWitt Ten Broeck Reiley1838-1900Mayor of New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Elizabeth Dixon Ross1894-1949
- Ezekiel Montgomery Patterson1810-1891Mayor of New Brunswick, New Jersey
- James Bishop1788-1845American shipping businessman in New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Martin Armstrong Howell Sr.1804-1889Mayor of New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Mary A. Demarest1858-1946Author from New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Millard Fillmore Ross1860-1927
- William Goodwin Ludlow1862-1933
- William Stephen Strong1831-1903Mayor of New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Woodbridge Strong1827-1907
People whose Wikidata entry gives Elmwood 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
40.47538, -74.45126
What Elmwood Cemetery offers
- Accepting new burials Not available
- Cremation options Not available
- Cremation niches Not available
- Mausoleum Not available
- Columbarium Not available
- Chapel Not available
- Green burial Not available
- Veterans section Not available
- Office on site Not available
- Parking Not available
- Wheelchair accessible Yes
- Restrooms Not available
Nearby cemeteries
- Van Liew Cemetery585 George's Road, North Brunswick Township, NJCemetery0.3 mi
- Poile Zeda CemeteryNew Brunswick, NJCemetery0.6 mi
- Saint Peters CemeteryNew Brunswick, NJCemetery1.0 mi
- Willow Grove CemeteryNew Brunswick, NJCemetery1.1 mi
- First Methodist CemeteryNew Brunswick, NJMethodist cemetery1.2 mi
- First Reformed Churchyard160 Neilson Street, New Brunswick, NJChristian cemetery1.4 mi
- Christ Church Graveyard5 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ · est. 1754Episcopal cemetery1.5 mi
- Three Mile Run CemeteryVoorhees, NJChristian cemetery1.9 mi
- Shalom CemeteryVoorhees, NJCemetery1.9 mi
- Mary Ellis Burial SiteHighland Park, NJCemetery2.1 mi
Funeral homes near Elmwood Cemetery
- Selover Funeral Home is now Gleason Funeral Home of North Brunswick0.3 miFuneral home · North Brunswick · (732) 828-2500
- Anderson Funeral Services0.6 miFuneral home · New Brunswick · (732) 545-7312
- Crabiel Parkwest Funeral Chapel0.7 miFuneral chapel · New Brunswick · (732) 828-2332
- Gowen Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · New Brunswick · (732) 545-1344
- Quackenboss Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · New Brunswick · (732) 545-0008
- Crabiel Home For Funerals1.5 miFuneral home · Milltown · (732) 828-1331
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Elmwood Cemetery located?
Elmwood Cemetery is at 425 Georges Road, North Brunswick Township, NJ 08902 in Middlesex County. GPS coordinates: 40.47538, -74.45126.
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