About Hebrew Rest Cemetery
Hebrew Rest Cemetery is a jewish cemetery near New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. It lies about 3.3 mi south of New Orleans. The grounds sit at about 3 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 535604. The nearest other listed cemetery is Beth Israel Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the north. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Boyd-Brooks Funeral & Cremation Service in New Orleans, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 48 cemeteries we list in Orleans Parish, and 60 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Orleans Parish dates to 1789. 1 of the 48 listings in Orleans Parish have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, New Orleans. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
30.00089, -90.06102
What Hebrew Rest 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
- Beth Israel CemeteryNew Orleans, LAJewish cemetery0.1 mi
- Ahavas Sholem CemeteryNew Orleans, LACemetery0.2 mi
- Mount Olivet Cemetery and MasoleumNew Orleans, LACemetery0.2 mi
- Lincoln Cemetery (historical)New Orleans, LACemetery1.2 mi
- Saint Roch Cemetery 1New Orleans, LACemetery1.9 mi
- Saint Roch Cemetery 2New Orleans, LACemetery1.9 mi
- Saint Louis Cemetery Number 3New Orleans, LACemetery1.9 mi
- Saint Vincent De Paul CemeteryNew Orleans, LACemetery2.5 mi
- Mandeville CemeteryNew Orleans, LACemetery2.5 mi
- Holt CemeteryNew Orleans, LACemetery2.9 mi
Funeral homes near Hebrew Rest Cemetery
- Boyd-Brooks Funeral & Cremation Service0.2 miCremation provider · New Orleans · (504) 282-1202
- Littlejohn Funeral Home LLC1.6 miFuneral home · New Orleans · (504) 940-0045
- The Boyd Family Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · New Orleans · (504) 282-0600
- Professional Funeral Services1.9 miFuneral home · New Orleans · (504) 948-7447
- Duplain W Rhodes Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · New Orleans · (504) 822-7162
- Professional Funeral Services2.1 miFuneral home · New Orleans · (504) 948-7447
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Frequently asked questions
Is Hebrew Rest 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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