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

Opie-Vanderveer Cemetery

Photographed by Russell Galen, July 25, 2016

1. Opie-Vanderveer Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This family cemetery served the Opies and Vanderveers from the late 1700s into the early 1800s and is the resting place for at least sixteen family members. In 2001 it was restored by Montgomery Boy Scout Troop 46 as an Eagle Scout Service Project with the assistance of Presbyterian Homes and Services.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 40° 24.844′ N, 74° 38.254′ W. Marker is in Skillman, New Jersey, in Somerset County. It can be reached from Hollinshead Spring Road. Marker is visible from parking lot behind main building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Skillman NJ 08558, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bridgepoint Historic District (approx. 0.8 miles away); Washington’s Route from Princeton (approx. 1½ miles away); Historic River Road and River Crossing (approx. 2 miles away); Griggstown Bridge Tender’s Station (approx. 2.1 miles away); Kate McFarlane and Josephine Swann (approx. 2.2 miles away); Rockingham (approx. 2.3 miles away);

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Harlingen Road Bridge (approx. 2.6 miles away); Kingston Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. 2.9 miles away).

Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2016, by Russell Galen of Lambertville, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 627 times since then and 27 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 26, 2016, by Russell Galen of Lambertville, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.