About Old Tennent Cemetery
Old Tennent Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Yorketown, Monmouth County, New Jersey. It lies about 1.9 mi north of Yorketown. Wikidata records 22 notable people buried here, including Catherine Dale Owen, Thomas Henderson and Darrin Winston. The nearest other listed cemetery is Freehold Hebrew Benefit Society Cemetery, about 2.1 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Freeman Funeral Home in Yorketown, about 2.3 mi away. It is one of 72 cemeteries we list in Monmouth County, and 29 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Yorketown. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Old Tennent Cemetery
Among them: 5 Revolutionary War veterans, 2 physicians, 2 US representatives, 1 actor, 1 baseball player, 1 business leader, 1 governor, 1 scientist.
- Catherine Dale Owen1900-1965American actress
- Thomas Henderson1743-1824American politician from New Jersey
- Darrin Winston1966-2008American baseball player
- Elmer Hendrickson Geran1875-1954American politician
- Ira Van Gieson1866-1913American pathologist
- Nathaniel Scudder1733-1781American physician, politician
- David Forman1745-1797American general
- Achsah Mount Ely1846-1904Mathematician and professor
- Joshua Huddy1735-1782American militia commander
- Alexander J. Hemphill1856-1920
- Guy Tripp1864-1927American business executive and U.S. Army general
- Henry Monckton1740-1778British Army officer
Show all 22 notable burials
- John Woodhull1744-1824American Presbyterian minister
- William Tennent Jr.1705-1777Irish Presbyterian minister
- Archibald Parritt Cobb1821-1881Minister at Old Tennent Church
- Derick Sutfin1712-1796Farmer in Monmouth County, New Jersey
- John Craig1737-18241737-1824
- Jonathan Forman1747-1784Died March 20, 1784
- Peter Forman1719-17851719-1785
- Thomas Combs1732-1819Farmer and soldier in Monmouth County, New Jersey
- Thomas Edgar Laird1853-1923Husband of Sarah Ann Naylor
- William Wikoff1755-1824Resident of Monmouth County, New Jersey,
People whose Wikidata entry gives Old Tennent 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
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What Old Tennent 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
- Freehold Hebrew Benefit Society CemeteryWest Freehold, NJJewish cemetery2.1 mi
- Maplewood CemeteryWest Freehold, NJCemetery2.8 mi
- Wikoff HIll Burying GroundEast Freehold, NJCemetery3.4 mi
- Hoffman Hill CemeteryEnglishtown, NJCemetery3.6 mi
- Old Scots CemeteryGordons Corner Road, Marlboro, NJChristian cemetery5.3 mi
- St. Joseph Parish Catholic CemeteryWest Freehold, NJCatholic cemetery5.8 mi
- Forest Green CemeteryRobertsville, NJCemetery6.1 mi
- State Hospital CemeteryMarlboro, NJCemetery6.2 mi
- Saint Gabriels CemeteryMarlboro, NJCemetery6.3 mi
- Fernwood CemeteryJamesburg, NJCemetery7.7 mi
Funeral homes near Old Tennent Cemetery
- Uras Monuments1.7 miMonument dealer · Manalapan Township · (732) 625-1822
- Freeman Funeral Home2.3 miFuneral home · Yorketown · (732) 972-8484
- Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapels2.4 miFuneral home · Englishtown · (732) 446-4242
- Freeman Funeral Home3.1 miFuneral home · Freehold · (732) 462-0808
- Higgins Memorial Home3.2 miFuneral home · Freehold · (732) 462-0895
- DeMoro Funeral Home4.7 miFuneral home · Millstone Township · (732) 385-8811
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
Is Old Tennent Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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