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Woodland Cemetery

Woodland Cemetery was first incorporated as West Newark Cemetery in 1855. The name was later changed to Woodland Cemetery. Most ethnic groups are represented even though in the early days it was call "The German Cemetery". It was founded by the Hayes and Kruger families.

This cemetery has 55 acres and has become the final resting place for a significant number of Greek ancestors, African-Americans and many War Veterans including about 336 from the Civil War. There are more then 80,000 burials in Woodland.

Woodland Cemetery is a non-profit company with a small trust fund. It is managed by a board of trustees and is maintained by a hired contractor. The cemetery is private property. The cemetery itself is owned by individual plot and grave owners. All graves are in the ground. There are no above ground vaults."

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Clinton Cemetery

Clinton Cemetery Association was founded on Feb 28, 1844 in what was then Camptown, an unincorporated village in Clinton Township, Essex County. In 1852 Camptown's name was changed to Irvington. In 1874 Irvington was incorporated as a village, later becoming a town.

Clinton Cemetery is a non-profit, non-sectarian lot-owner owned cemetery. It consists of 10.5 acres on Union Avenue, near Lyons Avenue. Burials number approx. 11,000. The cemetery is currently active with about 25 burials per year. The address is 195 Union Avenue, Irvington, NJ 07111. Early records are naturally somewhat sketchy. Irvington's only cemetery, Clinton is a directory in marble and limestone of the pioneers and builders of Irvington and environs. More than 500 veterans are buried here.

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Newark City Cemetery

Potter's Field was also called Newark City Cemetery, Newark Municipal Graveyard and Floral Rest. It is located near Newark Airport off Haynes Avenue by Route 1. It was established around 1869 for the poor. At that time it was three and a half acres. The cemetery was closed in the early 1950s and the poor (welfare) were to be buried in other cemeteries, such as Woodland Cemetery.

There are no known records for this cemetery. They were either lost or destroyed. The records on this site are pieced together from various sources.

After the 1950s, Potter's Field was turned into an industrial site without removing the estimated 18,000 + deceased. An 1880 law states that the remains must be removed and reburied or the land cannot be used for another purpose.

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Defunct Cemeteries

Prior to the early 1840's, when the large cemeteries were established, burials were made in little cemeteries usually surrounding houses of worship. In addition to those, there were a few city cemeteries. All these cemeteries were eventually phased out with the interments being moved to the large cemeteries.

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