Hudson County, New Jersey
Cemeteries in Jersey City, NJ
Jersey City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, with a population of about 292,449. Public map data lists 7 cemeteries here.
Jersey City cemetery list 7
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Bay View-New York Bay Cemetery
Garfield Avenue and Cator Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07305
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Holy Name Cemetery and Mausoleum
823 West Side Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery
Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07302
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Old Bergen Church Cemetery
Bergen Avenue and Highland Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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Saint Patricks Church Cemetery
Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07304
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Saint Peters Catholic Cemetery
Tonnele Avenue and Utica Street, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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Speer Burial Ground
Vroom Street, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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 Jersey City ancestors
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Finding burial records in Jersey City
- Death records for Jersey City. Copies of New Jersey vital records can be ordered from the state or from the local vital records office, so ask the Jersey City 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 Jersey City 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 Jersey City.
- 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.
- Hudson County wills and deeds. Wills and estates are handled by the Hudson 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 Hudson County Register of Deeds and Mortgages in Jersey City.
- FamilySearch. The free FamilySearch site has indexed New Jersey vital records and town records that can confirm a death date before you visit.