About Home of Peace Cemetery
Home of Peace Cemetery is a jewish cemetery near San Jose, Santa Clara County, California. It lies about 3.6 mi northwest of San Jose. It was established in 1857. The nearest other listed cemetery is Oak Hill Memorial Park, about 0.3 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Oak Hill Funeral Home & Memorial Park in San Jose, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 23 cemeteries we list in Santa Clara County, and 12 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. It is the oldest recorded cemetery in Santa Clara County. 8 of the 23 listings in Santa Clara County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, San Jose. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
37.29715, -121.85525
What Home of Peace Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Oak Hill Memorial ParkSan Jose, CAMemorial park0.3 mi
- Chinese American CemeterySan Jose, CA · est. 1902Cemetery0.7 mi
- Calvary Cemetery2650 Madden Avenue, San Jose, CACatholic cemetery4.7 mi
- Santa Clara Catholic CemeterySanta Clara, CACatholic cemetery5.9 mi
- Mission City Memorial Park420 North Winchester Boulevard, Santa Clara, CAMemorial park5.9 mi
- Los Gatos Cemetery2255 Los Gatos Almaden Road, San Jose, CACemetery6.0 mi
- Hacienda Cemetery and Memorial ParkLos Gatos, CAMemorial park8.5 mi
- Old Mexican Cemetery (historical)Los Gatos, CACemetery8.6 mi
- Hidalgo Cemetery (historical)Los Gatos, CACemetery8.8 mi
- Agnews Historical Cemetery (not active)1250 Hope Drive, Santa Clara, CACemetery9.0 mi
Funeral homes near Home of Peace Cemetery
- Oak Hill Funeral Home & Memorial Park0.3 miFuneral home · San Jose · (408) 297-2447
- Oak Hill Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · San Jose
- Chapel of the Roses0.6 miFuneral chapel · San Jose
- Honor Cremations0.8 miFuneral home · San Jose · (408) 645-5140
- Bay Area Mortuary Services1.2 miMortuary · San Jose · (408) 998-2202
- Lima Family Erickson Memorial Chapel2.4 miCremation provider · San Jose · (408) 295-5160
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Is Home of Peace Cemetery a Jewish cemetery?
Our records list a Jewish affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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