Finn’s Point National Cemetery
Finn's Point National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Pennsville Township, Salem County, New Jersey, United States. It encompasses 4.6 acres, and as of February 2009, had 3,033 interments.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: historic veterans cemetery in Salem County, New Jersey
- Also known as: “Finns Point National Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Mott and Finns Point Range Light.
Fort Mott
Park
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Mott, located in Pennsville, Salem County, New Jersey, United States, was part of the Harbor Defenses of the Delaware, a three-fort defense system designed for the Delaware River during the Reconstruction era and Endicott program modernization periods following the American Civil War and in the 1890s.
Finns Point Range Light
Lighthouse
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Finn's Point Rear Range Light is located at the intersection of Fort Mott and Lighthouse roads on Finns Point in Pennsville Township of Salem County, New Jersey. Finns Point Range Light is situated 1¼ miles east of Finn’s Point National Cemetery.
Fort Delaware
Protected area
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Fort Delaware is a former harbor defense facility, designed by chief engineer Joseph Gilbert Totten and located on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River. Fort Delaware is situated 1½ miles southwest of Finn’s Point National Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Delaware City and New Castle Historic District.
Delaware City
Village
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Delaware City is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,885 as of 2020. It is a small port town on the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and is the location of the Forts Ferry Crossing to Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island. Delaware City is situated 3 miles southwest of Finn’s Point National Cemetery.
New Castle Historic District
Neighborhood
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New Castle Historic District is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ miles north of Finn’s Point National Cemetery.
New Castle
New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The city is located six miles south of Wilmington and is situated on the Delaware River.
Finn’s Point National Cemetery
- Categories: military cemetery, United States national cemetery, and burial
- Location: Pennsville, Salem County, Delaware River Region, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.61122° or 39° 36′ 40″ northLongitude
-75.55492° or 75° 33′ 18″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87F6JC6W+F2OpenStreetMap ID
node 357721772OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yard
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In Other Languages
“Finn’s Point National Cemetery” goes by many names.
- French: “cimetière national de Finn’s Point”
- French: “Cimetière national de Finn’s Point”
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