In the Annual report of the National Board of Health in 1879 four cemeteries, historically Grove Church, Hoboken, Machpelah, and Weehawken, all lie on the western side of the Hudson Palisades which gives them similar soil deposits and somewhat uniquely, the presence of trap rock on the grounds.
[3] Their locations allow for good water drainage into the nearby Secaucus marshes with minimal contamination due to the steep grade of the hills.
[2] Finally, several burial grounds exist in Hudson County, some of which date back into colonial times are lost and possibly removed or built over.
[5] Another characteristic of many cemeteries in Hudson County is that they host a large amount of civil war veteran graves.
[6] ^ a: The cemeteries in Hudson county is compiled from several existing lists which, catalog strictly minor, obscure or defunct cemeteries or burial grounds,[5] are historical surveys,[3][13] are grave transcription projects,[14] political listing of interment[15] and statewide indexes.