South Orange Cemetery
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South Orange Cemetery

Also known as Founder's Park

South Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA

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  • Get directions 265 Valley Street
    South Orange, New Jersey 07079 United States
    Coordinates: 40.74150, -74.26330
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The South Orange cemetery was established in 1825 and operated into the early 1900's. No interments were made after 1926, when the Village of South Orange officially closed the cemetery. The cemetery grounds were re-designated into a public park in 1965, and formally dedicated as Founder's Park in 1971. The cemetery layout is no longer evident and no gravestones remain.



A single monument listing most of the interred names exists as the only memorial to those resting here. Around the monument pedestal base, this inscription is found:

"THIS PARK WAS DEDICATED IN 1971 TO THE MEMORY OF THE VILLAGERS, VETERANS AND CITIZENS INTERRED IN THE SOUTH ORANGE CEMETERY"


The South Orange cemetery was established in 1825 and operated into the early 1900's. No interments were made after 1926, when the Village of South Orange officially closed the cemetery. The cemetery grounds were re-designated into a public park in 1965, and formally dedicated as Founder's Park in 1971. The cemetery layout is no longer evident and no gravestones remain.



A single monument listing most of the interred names exists as the only memorial to those resting here. Around the monument pedestal base, this inscription is found:

"THIS PARK WAS DEDICATED IN 1971 TO THE MEMORY OF THE VILLAGERS, VETERANS AND CITIZENS INTERRED IN THE SOUTH ORANGE CEMETERY"


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  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2132184