The following information has been gathered through multiple imperfect resources. Any readers who are aware of supplementary or contradictory details are invited to contact the Local History Department so that corrections and updates can be made. Contact the Local History Department for assistance in accessing records or more information about these cemeteries. The department can be reached by email at localhistory[@]plfdpl.info or by phone at (908) 757-1111 x136. See our list of Plainfield Area Funeral Homes.
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Baptist Burial Ground |
Plainfield Ave. |
(908) 756-5322 churchofficefpbc[@]gmail.com |
First Park Baptist Church |
1850 |
unknown |
Baptist Burial Ground, Old |
West Second St. |
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First Baptist Church |
1819 |
1850 |
Brith Abraham Bnai Zion Cemetery |
1524 New Market Ave., South Plainfield |
administered by Sanford B. Epstein, Inc. (908) 245-7100 |
once, I. O. Brith Abraham in Plainfield |
1911 |
current |
Brook Avenue Cemetery |
Chatham St., North Plainfield |
(908) 756-2666 upcplainfield525[@]gmail.com |
United Presbyterian Church in Plainfield |
1839 |
[2000] |
Children of Israel Cemetery |
New Market Ave., South Plainfield |
administered by Sanford B. Epstein, Inc. (908) 245-7100 |
once, Congregation Children of Israel in Plainfield; later, United Orthodox Synagogue |
1909 |
current |
Cole Family Burial Ground |
back from E. Front St., near Terrill Rd. |
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once, the Cole Family |
by 1806 |
unknown |
Evergreen Cemetery |
Plainfield Ave. |
see Baptist & Methodist Burial Grounds or Plainfield City Plot |
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Hebrew Cemetery |
New Market Ave., South Plainfield
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Hillside Cemetery |
1401 Woodland Ave., Scotch Plains
See map in Dunham Atlas, plate 12 (last page) |
(908) 756-1729 hillsidecemetery[@]hillsidecemetery.com |
Hillside Cemetery Assoc. |
1886* |
current |
Hillside Cemetery at Samptown |
1400 New Market Ave., South Plainfield |
(908) 753-2382 mail[@]fbcsouthplainfield.com |
First Baptist Church of South Plainfield |
1690 |
current |
Holy Redeemer Cemetery |
1734 Clinton Ave., South Plainfield |
(908) 822-5892 shcemetery[@]comcast.net |
Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart |
1919 |
current |
Laing Family Burial Ground |
Park Ave., South Plainfield |
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once, the Laing Family |
[1684] |
unknown |
Marsalis Family Burial Ground |
vicinity of Rock Ave. & Front St. |
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once, the Marsalis Family |
unknown |
unknown |
Methodist Episcopal Burial Ground |
Plainfield Ave. |
(908) 756-2684 |
once, First Methodist Church; later, Methodist Covenant Church |
1864 |
current |
Monumental Cemetery early name for the Methodist Cemetery |
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See Methodist Cemetery |
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O'Havey Zedek V'Sholom Cemetery |
New Market Ave., South Plainfield |
administered by Sanford B. Epstein, Inc. (908) 245-7100 |
once, Congregation O'Havey Zedek V'Sholom in Plainfield; later, United Orthodox Synagogue |
unknown |
unknown |
Plainfield City Plots |
Plainfield Ave. |
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City of Plainfield |
unknown |
unknown |
Pound Family Burial Ground |
Rock Ave. |
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once, the Pound Family |
unknown |
unknown |
Presbyterian Cemetery |
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see Brook Avenue Cemetery |
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Quaker Graveyard |
Watchung Ave., behind the Meeting House |
https://www.quakercloud.org/cloud/rahway-and-plainfield-friends-meeting |
Rahway and Plainfield Friends Meeting |
1788 |
current |
Quaker Graveyard, earlier |
vicinity of Plainfield Country Club, Edison |
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once, Rahway and Plainfield Friends Meeting |
[1736] |
1788 |
Revolutionary War casualties burials |
unknown |
casualties from the Battle of Short Hills are said to be buried in the area, but with no reliable or clear details |
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1777 |
1777 |
St. Mary's Cemetery |
308 Berckman St. |
(908) 756-0085 stmarysplainfield[@]gmail.com |
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church |
[1872] |
current |
Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery |
West Ninth St. |
(908) 791-5545 joeystthomas[@]yahoo.com |
once, the Seventh Day Baptist Church |
unknown |
1903 |
Smock Farm Burials |
vicinity of Rock Ave., north of W. Front St. |
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once, individual families |
unknown |
unknown |
Spencer Farm Cemetery |
Stirling Rd., Watchung |
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once, the Spencer family |
unknown |
unknown |
Stelle Farm Burials |
Stelle Ave. |
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once, the Stelle family |
unknown |
unknown |
Vermeule Family Burial Ground |
Greenbrook Rd., behind Vermeule Mansion, North Plainfield |
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once, the Vermeule family |
unknown |
unknown |
*there are deaths that predate 1886, as a number of bodies were moved here from other cemeteries. |