Gloucester County, New Jersey
Cemeteries in Monroe Township (Gloucester County), NJ
Monroe Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, with a population of about 37,117. Public map data lists 10 cemeteries here. Some have a mailing address in Williamstown.
Monroe Township cemetery list 10
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Brotherhood Cemetery
Walnut Street, Williamstown, NJ 08094
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Cross Keys Methodist Cemetery
North Main Street, Williamstown, NJ 08094
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Downer United Methodist Church Cemetery
Fries Mill Road, Williamstown, NJ 08094
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Gloucester County Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Tuckahoe Road and Clayton Road, Williamstown, NJ 08094
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Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
South Black Horse Pike and Corkery Lane, Williamstown, NJ 08094
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Saint Mary's Cemetery
Walnut Street and Newton Avenue, Williamstown, NJ 08094
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Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
South Black Horse Pike, Williamstown, NJ 08094
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Williamstown Methodist Cemetery
Church Street, Williamstown, NJ 08094
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Williamstown Old Methodist Cemetery
Church Street and South Main Street, Williamstown, NJ 08094
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Williamstown Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Linwood Avenue, Williamstown, NJ 08094
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 Monroe Township ancestors
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Finding burial records in Monroe Township
- Death records for Monroe Township. Copies of New Jersey vital records can be ordered from the state or from the local vital records office, so ask the Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Monroe 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.
- Gloucester County wills and deeds. Wills and estates are handled by the Gloucester 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 Gloucester 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.