About Old Somerville Cemetery
Old Somerville Cemetery is a cemetery near Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey. It lies about 1.0 mi north of Somerville. The grounds sit at about 49 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 14 notable people buried here, including John Frederick Frelinghuysen, Isaac Southard and John Frelinghuysen. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 878953. The nearest other listed cemetery is New Somerville Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Buckland Funeral Home in Somerville, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 59 cemeteries we list in Somerset County, and 63 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Somerville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Old Somerville Cemetery
Among them: 1 Civil War veteran, 1 physician, 1 US representative.
- John Frederick Frelinghuysen1776-1833United States general
- Isaac Southard1783-1850American politician
- John Frelinghuysen1727-1754Colonial New Jersey minister
- Elinor Garretson Brown1888-1936American educator
- Talbot Wilson Chambers1819-1896American clergyman
- Arabella Griffith Barlow1824-1864American Civil War nurse
- B. F. Wheeler1854-1909American clergyman
- David T. Talmage1783-1865
- Garetta Tunison1846-1902
- Goyn Talmage1778-1812
- Michael Van Veghten II1764-1831Husband of Elizabeth La Grange
- Peter I. Stryker1766-1859(1766-1859) American physician
Show all 14 notable burials
- Thomas Talmage1755-1834American Revolutionary War veteran
- Thomas Talmage1794-18551794-1855
People whose Wikidata entry gives Old Somerville 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
40.55982, -74.61349
What Old Somerville 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
- New Somerville CemeterySomerville, NJCemetery0.2 mi
- Old Dutch Parsonage Burying GroundRaritan, NJChristian cemetery0.7 mi
- Immaculate Conception CemeterySomerville, NJCemetery1.1 mi
- Van Veghten CemeteryFinderne, NJChristian cemetery2.0 mi
- Veghte Burying Ground CemeteryBradley Gardens, NJChristian cemetery2.0 mi
- Van Nest Burying GroundManville, NJCemetery2.5 mi
- Saint Bernards Roman Catholic CemeteryBridgewater, NJCatholic cemetery2.5 mi
- Temple Sholom CemeteryFinderne, NJJewish cemetery2.7 mi
- Saint Joseph CemeteryFinderne, NJCatholic cemetery2.7 mi
- Holy Ghost Carpatho - Russian Orthodox CemeteryWeston, NJOrthodox cemetery2.7 mi
Funeral homes near Old Somerville Cemetery
- Buckland Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Somerville · (908) 218-0281
- Funeraria Latino Americana0.8 miFuneral home · Somerville · (908) 722-3063
- Cuoco Funeral & Cremation Services0.8 miCremation provider · Somerville · (908) 707-2058
- Bruce C. Van Arsdale Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Somerville · (908) 725-3111
- Cusick Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Somerville · (908) 725-4100
- Ketusky Funeral Home Inc1.4 miFuneral home · Manville · (908) 575-8512
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