Established 1855 Country United States Size 150-acre (0.61 km) Founded 1855 | Location Newark, New Jersey Type Non denominational No. of graves 150,000 Phone +1 973-623-0695 | |
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Address 620 Central Ave, Newark, NJ 07107, USA Hours Closed today SundayClosedMonday8:30AM–4:30PMTuesday8:30AM–4:30PMWednesday8:30AM–4:30PMThursday8:30AM–4:30PMFriday8:30AM–4:30PMSaturday8:30AM–12:30PM Burials Clara Maass, Thomas Dunn English, Harriet Adams Similar Bloomfield Cemetery, Old First Presbyterian Church, Verona Park, New Jersey Historical, Branch Brook Park | ||
Fairmount Cemetery is a 150-acre (0.61 km2) Victorian cemetery in the West Ward of Newark, New Jersey, in the neighborhood of Fairmount. It opened in 1855, shortly after the Newark City Council banned burials in the central city due to fears that bodies spread yellow fever. The first burial in Fairmount Cemetery was a 24-year-old man named Lewis J. Pierson. Fairmount is still accepting interments.
Along with Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Fairmount has the graves of Newark’s most eminent turn of the century citizens, including Clara Maass, who gave her life in the investigation of yellow fever. A high proportion of the graves belong to German families. Fairmount Cemetery includes large trees, rolling hills, and intricately carved monuments. Featured near the old South Orange Avenue entrance is the recently restored zinc Settlers' Monument, commemorating the founders of Newark. There is also a Civil War memorial. The modern entrance to Fairmount Cemetery is on Central Avenue.