About Vail Memorial Cemetery
Vail Memorial Cemetery is a cemetery near Parsippany, Morris County, New Jersey. It lies about 1.1 mi southwest of Parsippany. The grounds sit at about 302 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Theodore Newton Vail, Donald H. McLean and James Atkins Bullard. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 881403. The nearest other listed cemetery is Site of the Romine Graveyard, about 1.7 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Par-Troy Funeral Home in Parsippany-troy Hills Twp, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 61 cemeteries we list in Morris County, and 51 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, Parsippany. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Vail Memorial Cemetery
Among them: 1 business leader, 1 US representative.
- Theodore Newton Vail1845-1920United States industrialist
- Donald H. McLean1884-1975American politician
- James Atkins Bullard1887-1959Ph.D. Clark University 1914
People whose Wikidata entry gives Vail Memorial 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
40.86648, -74.40737
What Vail Memorial 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
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- Greenwood CemeteryBoonton, NJCemetery2.0 mi
- Seceder Cemetery200 Changebridge Road, Montville Township, NJChristian cemetery2.5 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryWhippany, NJCemetery3.1 mi
- Whippany Burying YardWhippany, NJCemetery3.3 mi
- Pine Brook CemeteryLake Hiawatha, NJCemetery3.4 mi
- Beth Israel CemeteryCedar Knolls, NJJewish cemetery3.4 mi
- Cooks CemeteryDenville, NJCemetery3.6 mi
- Pine Brook Methodist Cemetery12 Hook Mountain Road, Montville Township, NJMethodist cemetery3.6 mi
- Heavenly Rest Memorial ParkEast Hanover, NJMemorial park3.6 mi
Funeral homes near Vail Memorial Cemetery
- Par-Troy Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Parsippany-troy Hills Twp · (973) 887-3235
- Gutterman Bros. Funeral Directors1.6 miFuneral home · Lake Hiawatha · (973) 335-2800
- Stephen J. Priola Parsippany Funeral Service1.6 miFuneral home · Lake Hiawatha · (973) 335-4700
- Codey & Mackey Funeral Home2.9 miFuneral home · Boonton · (973) 334-5252
- Dangler Lewis & Carey Funeral Home2.9 miFuneral home · Boonton · (973) 334-0842
- Simple Cremation Of Nj3.3 miCremation provider · Whippany · (973) 949-0806
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