Cherry Hill in Camden County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Colestown Cemetery
Photographed by Don Morfe, November 29, 2014
1. Colestown Cemetery Office Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.
Location. 39° 55.986′ N, 74° 59.364′ W. Marker is in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, in Camden County. It is at the intersection of Kings Highway and Church Road on Kings Highway. This marker is inside the arch at the entrance to the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cherry Hill NJ 08034, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Jersey and in Greater Philadelphia. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Samuel Coles (here, next to this marker); You Are Standing Where an Enemy Marched (approx. 1.2 miles away); Cherry Hill Monument (approx. 1.8 miles away); Barclay Farmstead (approx. 2 miles away); Old Salem Road (approx. 2.1 miles away); Hadrosaurus Foulkii (approx. 2.7 miles away); Pennypacker Trail (approx. 2.7 miles away); Site of the Indian Spring (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cherry Hill.
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Photographed by Don Morfe, November 29, 2014
2. Colestown Cemetery Entrance
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 14, 2006
3. Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient George Robert Cholister grave marker
He is a peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient and is buried in Colestown Cemetery, Section D, Lot 6. The grave GPS coordinates are N39.9330 W74.9918.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 782 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 11, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
