Mount Olivet Cemetery (Newark)
Cemetery in Newark, New Jersey
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Mount Olivet Cemetery is a cemetery in the Dayton section of Newark in the U.S. state of New Jersey founded in 1871.[1] It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.
| Mount Olivet Cemetery | |
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 Interactive map of Mount Olivet Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Location | Mount Olivet Ave, Newark, New Jersey |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40.690°N 74.197°W |
| No. of graves | 17,000+ |
| Website | Official website |
| Find a Grave | Mount Olivet Cemetery |
Mount Olivet, or Mount of Olives, (Hebrew: הַר הַזֵּיתִים, Har ha-Zeitim; Arabic: جبل الزيتون, الطور, Jabal al-Zaytun, Al-Tur) is a mountain ridge east of and adjacent to Jerusalem's Old City.[2]
The Newark City Cemetery is located nearby.
Notable burials
- John T. Dunn (1838–1907), represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1893 to 1895.[3]
- Charles P. Gillen (1876–1956), Mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1917 to 1921.[4]