Cape May County, New Jersey
Cemeteries in Ocean City, NJ
Ocean City is a city in Cape May County, New Jersey, with a population of about 11,229. Public map data lists 2 cemeteries here.
Where Ocean City is
Ocean City cemetery list 2
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Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
Near Bay Avenue and West 30th Street, Ocean City, NJ 08226
GPS 39.25858, -74.60940
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Ocean City High School Grounds Cemetery
Atlantic Avenue, Ocean City, NJ 08226
GPS 39.28038, -74.56833
Locations are approximate and come from public USGS data, which may be incomplete. Many rural cemeteries have no street number, so "Get directions" uses each cemetery's map coordinates instead. Small family plots are often unmarked or missing, and some are on private land. Please respect private property.
Search records for Ocean City ancestors
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Finding burial records in Ocean City
- Death records for Ocean City. Copies of New Jersey vital records can be ordered from the state or from the local vital records office, so ask the Ocean 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 Ocean 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 Ocean 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.
- Cape May County wills and deeds. Wills and estates are handled by the Cape May 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 Cape May 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.