Saint Peter's Cemetery, Jersey City

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Saint Peter's Cemetery is located just south of Tonnelle Circle near Croxton Yard in Jersey City, New Jersey and is administered by Holy Name Cemetery. [1]

Croxton, Jersey City Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

Croxton is a section of Jersey City in the New Jersey Meadowlands in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.

Jersey City, New Jersey City in New Jersey

Jersey City is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark. It is the seat of Hudson County as well as the county's largest city. As of 2017, the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that Jersey City's population was 270,753, with the largest population increase of any municipality in New Jersey since 2010, an increase of about 9.4% from the 2010 United States Census, when the city's population was at 247,597. ranking the city the 75th-most-populous in the nation.

The first burial at this cemetery is said to have been on June 9, 1849 prior to the land being deeded to the cemetery association. This cemetery is the oldest in the Archdiocese of Newark. The cemetery is associated with St. Peter's Church which was founded in 1829 in Jersey City. The 4.92-acre (19,900 m2) plot of land is said to have been purchased from Walter Van Winkle in September 1849 by twelve men who formed an association. In early November of that year promotional lots were for sale. A 9-foot (2.7 m) by 10-foot (3.0 m) section cost $15.00. In 1875 several graves were relocated due to the Legislature for a railroad right of way. The last burial at this cemetery is said to have been circa 2003. The cemetery does not have any plots for sale. [1]

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