Ocean County , NJ History

 

This data was provided by Pete Stemmer at the Bass River Historical Society, and was compiled entirely by him and copied here with his permission. BASS RIVER TOWNSHIP CEMETERIES [See "Bass River Gazette" issues 5 & 6 for articles on Bass River Township's cemeteries.] There are five cemeteries in Bass River Township: (1) Miller Cemetery off of Rt 9 & North Maple Avenue; (2) Hillside Cemetery on Hillside Lane off of Old New York Road; (3) the Cramer Cemetery on Hammonton Road (Rt. 542) adjacent to Cramer's Auto Recycling; (4) the French Cemetery on Hammonton Road (Rt. 542); and the Adams - Leek-McKeen Cemetery on Leektown Road on the hill overlooking the Wading River Bridge. The following cemetery census was taken by Jean & Murray Harris and Jackie & Pete Stemmer from information found on the stones. Anyone buried in the cemeteries without a stone would not appear on this census. LAST NAME FIRST NAME CEMETERY PLOT BOR