Just north of Newark, New Jersey, visitors and travelers alike will come across several old, stately cemeteries in the community surrounding Clifton, a testament to the importance of heritage, pride and dignity. West Ridgelawn Cemetery has been a fixture in this rural community since 1936. As one of the oldest cemeteries in the region, West Ridgelawn has offered the best in care, compassion and services for over 70 years and continues to do so.

The grounds of West Ridgelawn Cemetery are beautifully maintained, with a wealth of curving pathways that meander between stately trees, delightful floral and shrub arrangements and manicured landscaping that offers some of the most beautiful grounds of any cemetery on the East coast. West Ridgeland Cemetery is a massive cemetery nestled in the rural communities outside of Orange, Newark and Passaic, offering residents of multiple communities to benefit from their many services, which include but are not limited to traditional burial as well as cremation services.

West Ridgelawn Cemetery, and is graced with plots and sections with Biblical names such as Lebanon, Bethel, Mt. Sinai, Gilead, Naomi and more. The stately Jewish portions of the grounds are rich in Jewish culture, heritage and tradition.

For decades, West Ridgelawn Cemetery has offered superlative multi-denominational services and options to the residents of this area of New Jersey, and continue to provide compassionate service with over two dozen employees ready to serve and meet the needs of grieving family members and loved ones.

Located just off State Route 3 (in between Garden State Parkway ? State652 to the west and State Highway 21 to the east) West Ridgelawn Cemetery can be accessed from Passaic Street as well as Allwood Road in the rural community of Clifton, New Jersey. Visitors to West Ridgelawn Cemetery and surrounding grounds will be comforted by the care and pride, which is obvious in the maintenance of these historical grounds.