Mercer County, New Jersey
Cemeteries in Trenton, NJ
Trenton is a city in Mercer County, New Jersey, with a population of about 90,871. Public map data lists 12 cemeteries here.
Trenton cemetery list 12
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City Cemetery
Lansing Alley, Trenton, NJ 08638
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Congregation Brothers of Israel Cemetery No 1
Vroom Steet and Liberty Street, Trenton, NJ 08611
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First Baptist Church Cemetery
Bridge Street and Second Street, Trenton, NJ 08611
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First Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery
East State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608
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Friends Cemetery, Trenton
North Montgomery Street, Trenton, NJ 08608
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Greene Street Methodist Church Cemetery
Academy Street and South Broad Street, Trenton, NJ 08608
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Locust Hill Cemetery
Oak Street, Trenton, NJ 08609
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Mercer Cemetery at Trenton
South Clinton Avenue and Barlow Street, Trenton, NJ 08609
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Riverview Cemetery
Centre Street, Trenton, NJ 08611
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Saint Francis Cemetery
Washington Street and Emory Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08611
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Saint Michaels Episcopal Churchyard Cemetery
West Curlis Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08608
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Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Memorial Garden
Berkeley Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08618
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 Trenton ancestors
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Finding burial records in Trenton
- Death records for Trenton. Copies of New Jersey vital records can be ordered from the state or from the local vital records office, so ask the Trenton 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 Trenton 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 Trenton.
- 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.
- Mercer County wills and deeds. Wills and estates are handled by the Mercer 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 Mercer 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.