Beverly National Cemetery 916 Bridgeboro Road
Beverly, NJ 08010 Phone: (609) 880- 0827
FAX: (609) 871- 4691
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Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Closed federal holidays except Memorial Day and Veterans Day.
Visitation Hours: Open daily from 8:00 a.m. to sunset.
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Burial Space: This cemetery is closed to new interments. However, space may be available in the same gravesite of previously interred family members.
Acreage: 64.6
Number of Interments
Thru Fiscal Year 2008: 49,080
General Information Kiosk on Site? Yes
Floral/Ground Regulations
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Directions from nearest airport: From Philadelphia International Airport take 95 North to Walt Whitman Bridge to 295 North exit 45B Willingboro to cemetery. From New Jersey Turnpike take exit 5 to Route 541 West toward Burlington, to Route 130 South, to Bridgeboro Road to cemetery.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Military Funeral Honors
Please contact your local funeral director or a representative from Beverly National Cemetery to make arrangements for Military Funeral Honors. back to top
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Beverly National Cemetery is located in Burlington County’s Edgewater Park, in the city of Beverly, N.J.
The original cemetery was only one acre, purchased from a local resident in 1863. The plot was located in the northwest corner of the town cemetery surrounded by a picket fence. Additional land was acquired in 1936, 1937, 1948 and 1951.
The cemetery was established to provide a burial site for veterans who died in one of two nearby hospitals. Of the original 147 Union soldiers buried at Beverly National Cemetery, only 10 are unknown. For much of its history, the cemetery handled relatively few interments. The number of interments grew dramatically, however, when space became unavailable at Philadelphia National Cemetery. Beverly National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. back to top
NOTABLE PERSONS
Medal of Honor Recipients
Hospital Corpsman Third Class Edward C. Benfold, (Korean War) U.S. Navy. Korea, Sept. 5, 1952 (Section DS, Grave 12).
Sergeant First Class Nelson Vogel Brittin, (Korean War) U.S. Army, Company I, 19th Infantry Regiment. Yonggong-ni, Korea, March 7, 1951 (Section DS, Grave 2).
Private First Class John W. Dutko, (World War II) U.S. Army, 3rd Infantry Division. Near Ponte Rotto, Italy, May 23, 1944 (Section DS, Grave 1).
First Sergeant Bernard A. Strausbaugh, (Civil War) Company A, 3rd Maryland Infantry. Petersburg, Va., June 17, 1864 (Section 1, Grave 102). back to top
FLORAL/GROUNDS REGULATIONS
Cemetery policies are conspicuously posted and readily visible to the public.
Floral arrangements accompanying the casket or urn at the time of burial will be placed on the completed grave. Natural cut flowers may be placed on graves at any time of the year. They will be removed when they become unsightly or when it becomes necessary to facilitate cemetery operations such as mowing.
Artificial flowers and potted plants will be permitted on graves during periods when their presence will not interfere with grounds maintenance. As a general rule, artificial flowers and potted plants will be allowed on graves for a period extending 10 days before through 10 days after Easter Sunday and Memorial Day.
Christmas wreaths, grave blankets and other seasonal adornments may be placed on graves from Dec. 1 through Jan. 20. They may not be secured to headstones or markers.
Permanent plantings, statues, vigil lights, breakable objects and similar items are not permitted on the graves. The Department of Veterans Affairs does not permit adornments that are considered offensive, inconsistent with the dignity of the cemetery or considered hazardous to cemetery personnel. For example, items incorporating beads or wires may become entangled in mowers or other equipment and cause injury.
Permanent items removed from graves will be placed in an inconspicuous holding area for one month prior to disposal. Decorative items removed from graves remain the property of the donor but are under the custodianship of the cemetery. If not retrieved by the donor, they are then governed by the rules for disposal of federal property. back to top
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