Atlantic County, New Jersey
Cemeteries in Hamilton Township (Atlantic County), NJ
Hamilton Township is a township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, with a population of about 27,484. Public map data lists 8 cemeteries here. Some have a mailing address in Mays Landing.
Hamilton Township cemetery list 8
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Carmantown Cemetery
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
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Catawba Church and Burying Ground
Somers Point Road and Sea Ranch Avenue, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
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Holy Cross Cemetery and Chapel Mausoleum
Harding Highway, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
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Lincoln Memorial Park
Harding Highway and 32nd Avenue, Mays Landing, NJ 08830
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Old Weymouth Meeting House Cemetery
Deep Run Road, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
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Presbyterian Cemetery
2nd Street and State Highway 50, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
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Union Cemetery
Somers Point Road, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
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Westcott Free Burying Ground
6001 Main Street, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Locations are approximate and come from public USGS data, which may be incomplete. Small family plots are often unmarked or missing. Please respect private property.
Search records for Hamilton Township ancestors
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Finding burial records in Hamilton Township
- Death records for Hamilton Township. Copies of New Jersey vital records can be ordered from the state or from the local vital records office, so ask the Hamilton Township municipal clerk where its local registrar is. Deaths from May 1848 through 1950 are at the New Jersey State Archives, and newer ones at the New Jersey Department of Health's Office of Vital Statistics and Registry in Trenton.
- Cemetery records. Ask the cemetery's office, the church that runs it, or the Hamilton Township municipal clerk. Many cemeteries are run by churches or cemetery associations rather than the municipality.
- Old newspapers and state censuses. The New Jersey State Archives has more than 8,000 reels of New Jersey newspapers, which carry death notices and obituaries, and New Jersey state censuses from 1855 to 1915 can help narrow down when a family lived in Hamilton Township.
- Local historical society. Historical societies often hold gravestone transcriptions, cemetery surveys and family files. The New Jersey State Library and the New Jersey State Archives in Trenton are good statewide sources.
- Atlantic County wills and deeds. Wills and estates are handled by the Atlantic County Surrogate. The New Jersey State Archives holds original wills from 1670 to 1900 and microfilm of most county surrogate records up to 1900. Deeds are recorded by the Atlantic County Clerk, and the State Archives has microfilm of all county deeds up to 1900.
- FamilySearch. The free FamilySearch site has indexed New Jersey vital records and town records that can confirm a death date before you visit.