About Christ Church Cemetery
Christ Church Cemetery is a church cemetery near South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey. It lies about 0.6 mi northwest of South Amboy. The grounds sit at about 128 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Ellen Swallow Richards, Harold Giles Hoffman and Allie Clark. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 875425. The nearest other listed cemetery is St Mary's Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the northwest. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Aftercare Cremation Service in South Amboy, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 86 cemeteries we list in Middlesex County, and 104 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.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, South Amboy. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Christ Church Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 2 World War II veterans, 1 baseball player, 1 governor, 1 scientist, 1 World War I veteran, 1 writer.
- Ellen Swallow Richards1842-1911American chemist
- Harold Giles Hoffman1896-1954American politician
- Allie Clark1923-2012American baseball player
- Benjamin Franklin Howell1844-1933American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Christ Church 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
40.47353, -74.28002
What Christ Church 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
- St Mary's CemeterySouth Amboy, NJCemetery0.7 mi
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- Saint Stanislaus CemeteryPulaski Avenue, Sayreville, NJCemetery3.6 mi
- Saint Mary's CemeteryPerth Amboy, NJCemetery3.6 mi
Funeral homes near Christ Church Cemetery
- Aftercare Cremation Service0.4 miCremation provider · South Amboy · (732) 698-1111
- Raritan Bay Funeral Service0.4 miFuneral home · South Amboy · (732) 313-7715
- Kurzawa Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · South Amboy · (732) 721-0475
- Carmen F. Spezzi Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Parlin · (732) 254-0428
- Caemen Spezzi Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Parlin · (732) 721-1290
- Flynn & Son Funeral Home2.8 miFuneral home · Perth Amboy · (732) 826-0358
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