Old Newton Burial Ground

Old Newton Burial Ground is a memorial in Town of Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey. Old Newton Burial Ground is situated near St Joseph Cemetery, as well as near the college McGuire Technical Education Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Newton Cemetery and Newton High School.

Newton Cemetery

Cemetery

Newton Cemetery is a cemetery in Newton, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1860, the 24.05 acres cemetery is in current use and is owned and operated by the Newton Cemetery Company. Newton Cemetery is situated 2,000 feet south of Old Newton Burial Ground.

Newton High School

School

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Newton High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Newton, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as part of the Newton Public School District. Newton High School is situated 2,800 feet southwest of Old Newton Burial Ground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newton and Springdale.

Newton

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Newton, officially the Town of Newton, is an incorporated municipality in and the county seat of Sussex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey, situated approximately 60 miles northwest of New York City.

Springdale

Hamlet

Springdale is an unincorporated community in Andover Township, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located on U.S. Route 206, approximately 3 mi south of Newton. Newton Airport is located there. The Pequest River flows through Springdale. Springdale is situated 2½ miles south of Old Newton Burial Ground.

Pinkneyville

Hamlet

Pinkneyville is an unincorporated community located within Andover Township in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The settlement is located approximately 3.7 mi east of Newton. Pinkneyville is situated 3 miles east of Old Newton Burial Ground.

Old Newton Burial Ground

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “Oldest portion dedicated in 1762 as part of town plot. Enlarged about 1820. Job S Halsted donated 3/5 acre in 1837 to Presbyterian Church. And close my wall in 1837. By 1876, burial is estimated at 5000 including many of the earliest sellers of the county”
Category: historic site
Location: Town of Newton, Sussex County, Skylands, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.05643° or 41° 3′ 23″ north

Longitude

-74.75325° or 74° 45′ 12″ west

Open location code

87H7364W+HP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6645879455

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: St Joseph Cemetery and McGuire Technical Education Center.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: County Historic Society Building and BrightSpeed.

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Worth a closer look: Newton and Stanhope.

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