Princeton Cemetery

For the cemetery in Arkansas, see Princeton Cemetery (Arkansas).
Princeton Cemetery
Presidents row, showing grave of Vice-President Aaron Burr Jr. in front of those of his father, Aaron Burr Sr., and grandfather, Jonathan Edwards, both presidents of the College of New Jersey, now Princeton University
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Established1757; 267 years ago (1757)[1]
Location
Princeton, New Jersey
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40°21′18″N 74°39′36″W / 40.35500°N 74.66000°W / 40.35500; -74.66000
Owned byNassau Presbyterian Church
No. of graves9,000+
WebsitePrinceton Cemetery
Find a GravePrinceton Cemetery
Princeton Cemetery
Part ofPrinceton Historic District (ID75001143[2])
Added to NRHP27 June 1975

Princeton Cemetery is located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.[1] It is owned by the Nassau Presbyterian Church.[3] In his 1878 history of Princeton, New Jersey, John F. Hageman refers to the cemetery as "The Westminster Abbey of the United States."[1][4]

  1. ^ a b c "The Princeton Cemetery". Princeton Online. Archived from the original on 2007-08-26. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
  2. ^ "Princeton Historic District". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  3. ^ Sarapin, Janice Kohl (2002). Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0813521114. Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
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