Government cemeteries in New Jersey include facilities administered by the VA's National Cemetery Administration, state veterans cemeteries funded through state and federal partnerships, and local municipal and county cemeteries operated by city and county governments throughout the state.
Cemetery locations are available in 184 cities across New Jersey. They are spread across 21 counties.
Cities with the highest concentration include Newark, North Bergen, Egg Harbor, where established municipal cemeteries have served their communities for generations and maintain extensive historical burial records.
Veterans in New Jersey may be eligible for burial in a state veterans cemetery at little or no cost. Contact the New Jersey Department of Veterans Affairs or Veterans Services to confirm eligibility requirements and available state-operated facilities.
Families and genealogists in New Jersey can often request burial records from municipal cemetery offices or search online databases maintained by state archives and historical societies. Many New Jersey counties have digitized older cemetery records that are available through county clerk or public library genealogy collections.
Browse Cemetery by county across New Jersey to find the nearest location.