Steelmantown Cemetery, Cape May County, New Jersey

Steelmantown Cemetery

Steelmantown, New Jersey

Join Us for a Tour April 26th!

We are excited to invite you to a FREE tour of Steelmantown Cemetery, New Jersey’s FIRST green burial preserve! Featuring 3 miles of eco-trails in the scenic Pine Barrens, Steelmantown Cemetery offers a woodland burial experience that can be found nowhere else in the state. Take a tour of the property and learn more about natural burial with cemetery representative Tafari!

Date and Time:
April 26th, 2025
1:00 PM

Location:
101 Steelmantown Rd., Woodbine, New Jersey 08270

RSVP:
globalgreenburialalliance@gmail.com

Memorial Day Remembrance Tour at Steelmantown Cemetery

Spend the day learning about natural burial and celebrating and honoring our military heroes on Memorial Day Weekend. Immerse yourself in natural beauty and rich history and enjoy a nature and history tour of Steelmantown Cemetery in Upper Township, New Jersey. Circa 1700, Steelmantown Cemetery is the resting place for veterans from the Revolutionary War era to present. Visit the graves of our veterans and take a stroll on our emerald green trails to learn about woodland burial and Pinelands flora and fauna. A separate tour and Memorial Day grave decoration activity will be offered for youth to join in our remembrance of local war heroes.

Date: Saturday, May 24th, 2025

Time: 12 PM

Location: 101 Steelmantown Rd., Woodbine NJ 08270

RSVP: globalgreenburialalliance@gmail.com

Experience a natural resting place with significant history and abundant nature. Established in 1700, Steelmantown Cemetery is a Revolutionary War-era property located within Upper Township, New Jersey.

Ed Bixby—the founder of Destination Destiny and a life-long resident of the area—counts generations of relatives buried in the cemetery. But when he visited the seven-acre property in 2007, he discovered an overgrown, abused and damaged scene.

Determined to restore dignity to this resting place of so many, Ed contacted the owner and was greeted with the proposition that he assumes the care of the cemetery.

The original custodians of the property—the Steelmantown Southern Baptist Church—had burned to the ground years before, which explained the location’s sorry condition.

Recognizing the potential for the site, Ed eagerly accepted responsibility for revitalizing the property and first converted the site’s schoolhouse into a chapel. The comprehensive renovation effort also included restoring graves that had fallen into disrepair and building scenic trails.

The restoration also provided the opportunity to use the remaining space for the benefit of families intent on honoring a departed loved one with a green burial.

An ideal location for natural burials

Today, an All Faiths Chapel resides on the grounds of Steelmantown Cemetery. A site of considerable peace, history and beauty, it is forested by massive oak, cedar and pine trees running alongside natural cedar bogs, featuring three miles of eco trails.

Accenting its serenity, hundreds of natural, undeveloped acres of New Jersey’s Belleplain State Forest surround the location.

Steelmantown Cemetery
101 Steelmantown Road, Steelmantown, NJ 08270
(609) 628-2297

Special Features

Preservation Memorial Walk
Help us preserve and protect these precious surroundings by supporting the building of a memorial that will line the entrance of the ecotrail. The stone you purchase may be engraved and the 1′ x 1′ plot it rests on may be used for the burial of cremated remains.