About Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery
Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery is a jewish cemetery near Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland. It lies about 2.5 mi southwest of Baltimore. The grounds sit at about 144 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 12 notable people buried here, including Rube Marquard, Blue Barron and David Bachrach. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 597046. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Vincents Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is James E Lincoln Funeral Home in Baltimore, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 55 cemeteries we list in Baltimore City, and 127 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Baltimore City dates to 1839. 7 of the 55 listings in Baltimore City have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Baltimore. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery
Among them: 2 physicians, 2 writers, 1 artist, 1 baseball player, 1 musician, 1 World War II veteran.
- Rube Marquard1886-1980Major League Baseball pitcher
- Blue Barron1913-2005American orchestra leader
- David Bachrach1845-1921American photographer
- Harry Friedenwald1864-1950American ophthalmologist, medical historian
- Herbert Friedenwald1870-1944Jewish-American librarian and historian
- Adolf Guttmacher1861-1915German-American rabbi
- Maurice Fluegel1832-1911German born, American author and rabbi
- Morris Samuel Lazaron1888-1979American rabbi
- Schepsel Schaffer1858-1933American rabbi
- Jose Lewis Hirsh1871-1918Physician
- Leon E. Greenbaum1872-1943Attorney in Baltimore
- Mendes Cohen1831-1831Civil engineer 1831-1915
People whose Wikidata entry gives Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
39.31663, -76.58124
What Baltimore Hebrew 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
- Saint Vincents Cemetery2301 North Rose Street, Baltimore, MDChristian cemetery0.2 mi
- Laurel Cemetery (historical)Baltimore, MDCemetery0.3 mi
- Baltimore CemeteryBaltimore, MDCemetery0.4 mi
- Har Sinai CemeteryBaltimore, MDJewish cemetery0.5 mi
- Holy Cross Cemetery (historical)Baltimore, MDCemetery0.7 mi
- Friends CemeteryCharles Village, MDCemetery0.7 mi
- Saint Alphonsus CemeteryBaltimore, MDCemetery0.9 mi
- Patterson Family CemeteryWaverly, MDFamily cemetery1.1 mi
- Most Holy Redeemer CemeteryWaltherson, MDCatholic cemetery1.4 mi
- Greenmount CemeteryBaltimore, MDCemetery1.5 mi
Funeral homes near Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery
- James E Lincoln Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Baltimore · (443) 388-9104
- Howell Funeral Homes East Baltimore0.6 miFuneral home · Baltimore · (410) 485-3500
- Chatman Harris Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Baltimore · (410) 488-5947
- Calvin B. Scruggs Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Baltimore · (410) 837-4926
- March Funeral Homes1.2 miFuneral home · Baltimore · (410) 727-3300
- Ronald Taylor Ii Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Baltimore · (410) 962-8290
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 Baltimore Hebrew 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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