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Holy Name Cemetery
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Details
Established	1866
Location	Jersey City, New Jersey
Country	US
Coordinates	40°43′54″N 74°04′46″W / 40.7317°N 74.0794°W / 40.7317; -74.0794
Type	Catholic
Owned by	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
Size	63 acres (250,000 m)
No. of graves	264,984 burials
Website	Official website
Find a Grave	Holy Name Cemetery

Holy Name Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery in Jersey City, New Jersey administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. It was established in 1866 and at the end of calendar year 2002 has accepted 264,984 burials. The cemetery parcel is 63 acres (250,000 m) and all but 0.3 acres (1,200 m) has been developed and sold for burials. It is an active cemetery providing services to Catholic families.

Notable burials

• James J. Donovan (1890–1971), Mayor of Bayonne, New Jersey 1939–43.
• Mark M. Fagan (1869–1955), Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey
• Frank Hague (1876–1956), Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey
• James Alphonsus Hamill (1877–1941), US Congressman
• Mickey Hughes (1866–1931), 19th-century Major League Baseball pitcher for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms.
• John Vincent Kenny (1894–1975), Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey
• Michael McNamara (1839–1907), Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
• Mary Teresa Norton (1875–1959), served 13 consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1925 to 1951
• Charles Francis Xavier O'Brien (1879–1940), US Congressman
• Thomas Francis Xavier Smith (1928–1996), Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey
• Charles Stoneham (1876–1936), sports teams and racetrack owner
• Thomas James Tumulty (1913–1981), US Congressman

See also

• List of cemeteries in Hudson County, New Jersey

References

1. ^ "Holy Name Cemetery". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Archived from the original on 2005-12-20. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
2. ^ "Holy Name Cemetery". New Jersey City University. Archived from the original on 2003-06-29. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
3. Egan, Colin (Fall 1991). "The Hudson Underground". Hudson County Magazine.
4. Archdiocese of Newark Catholic Cemeteries
5. James Alphonsus Hamill, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 4, 2007.
6. Mickey Hughes, Retrosheet. Accessed September 7, 2007.
7. Mary Teresa Norton, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 15, 2007.

External links

• Official website
• Search for burials in the Archdiocese of Newark database
• Holy Name Cemetery at The Political Graveyard
• Holy Name Cemetery at Find a Grave
• People Buried in Jersey City from Encyclopedia Titanica
• Holy Name Cemetery at Interment

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