Union Bethel Cemetery
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Union Bethel Cemetery

Also known as Old Civil War Veterans Cemetery

Erma, Cape May County, New Jersey, USA

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  • Get directions Tabernacle Road
    Erma, New Jersey 08204 United States
    Coordinates: 38.99123, -74.91962
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This cemetery is situated between a couple of houses and a new housing development hidden off the main road back in a wooded area. A small dirt road leads to the entrance way. To reach the cemetery from Villas, take Fishing Creek Road to Kimseytown, where you go left onto Tabernacle Road for about 3/4 of a mile. On the righthand side you will see a brown sign which says "Union Civil War Veterans Cemetery". Or drive ½ mi south of Erma on Seashore Rd. turn right onto Tabernacle Rd, cemetery will be on your left..........................................................
The Cape May County Historical Society has very little on this cemetery. All burials are of Black Ethnic origin and once was affiliated with a local church no longer there.
It dates back to the about 1834 according to the headstones, which means there could be earlier burials.

I walked and read this cemetery on Mar 15, 2003. This transcription includes all existing headstones. Many are broken, with evidence of burials with no marker.........................................

*Update 1/26/2018* The Lower Twp HPC (Historical Preservation Commission) is conjuction with other small organizations in the county, are collaborative in their efforts in maintaining and preserving this cemetery. Anyone wishing to know more, can reach Rudy VonColln at 609-827-7222








This cemetery is situated between a couple of houses and a new housing development hidden off the main road back in a wooded area. A small dirt road leads to the entrance way. To reach the cemetery from Villas, take Fishing Creek Road to Kimseytown, where you go left onto Tabernacle Road for about 3/4 of a mile. On the righthand side you will see a brown sign which says "Union Civil War Veterans Cemetery". Or drive ½ mi south of Erma on Seashore Rd. turn right onto Tabernacle Rd, cemetery will be on your left..........................................................
The Cape May County Historical Society has very little on this cemetery. All burials are of Black Ethnic origin and once was affiliated with a local church no longer there.
It dates back to the about 1834 according to the headstones, which means there could be earlier burials.

I walked and read this cemetery on Mar 15, 2003. This transcription includes all existing headstones. Many are broken, with evidence of burials with no marker.........................................

*Update 1/26/2018* The Lower Twp HPC (Historical Preservation Commission) is conjuction with other small organizations in the county, are collaborative in their efforts in maintaining and preserving this cemetery. Anyone wishing to know more, can reach Rudy VonColln at 609-827-7222








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