Bedminster in Somerset County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lamington Black Cemetery

19th Century Burial Grounds on the National Register of Historical Places

Photographed by Alan Edelson, March 12, 2009

1. Lamington Black Cemetery Marker

Inscription. There are 97 identified graves here: 36 with names and 61 unknown, including former slaves and free blacks who were members of the Lamington Presbyterian Church. Remains of 5 Civil War veterans who fought heroically for the Union lie here. As you walk through the grounds, note the Bible passages on some of ther markers and enjoy the feeling of peace.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 40° 39.458′ N, 74° 42.518′ W. Marker is in Bedminster, New Jersey, in Somerset County. It is on Cowperthwaite Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bedminster NJ 07921, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey,

specifically in Central Jersey,

in Greater Princeton,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Presbyterian Church of Lamington (approx. half a mile away); Great War Heroes (approx. one mile away); Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); New Germantown (approx. 2.4 miles away); Site of Colonel John Mehelm House (approx. 2.9 miles away); Col. John Taylor's Grist Mill

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(approx. 3.1 miles away); Blue Star Highway (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bedminster.

Photographed by Alan Edelson, March 12, 2009

2. Lamington Black Cemetery Marker

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Photographed by Alan Edelson, March 12, 2009

3. Lamington Black Cemetery

Photographed by Alan Edelson, March 12, 2009

4. Lamington Black Cemetery

Photographed by Kendall Hall & Sarah Mess Delapaz, May 22, 2024

5. Lamington Black Cemetery Marker

Meaningful acts of remembrance & dignity- flag placement, grounds clean-up, planting flowers at Lamington Cemetery in honor of the Memorial Day weekend.

Photographed by Kendall Hall& Sarah Mess Delapaz, May 22, 2024

6. Lamington Black Cemetery Marker

Meaningful acts of remembrance & dignity- flag placement, grounds clean-up, planting flowers at Lamington Cemetery in honor of the Memorial Day weekend.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,493 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 13, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. 5, 6. submitted on August 29, 2024, by Kendall Hall of Piscataway, New Jersey. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.