About Oheb Shalom Cemetery
Oheb Shalom Cemetery is a jewish cemetery near Canton, Baltimore City, Maryland. It lies about 1.3 mi west of Canton. The grounds sit at about 75 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including Joseph Jastrow, Philip Perlman and Edgar M. Lazarus. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1707660. The nearest funeral home we know of is Kaczorowski Funeral Home, P.A. in Baltimore, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 55 cemeteries we list in Baltimore City, and 120 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, Canton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oheb Shalom Cemetery
Among them: 2 scientists, 1 architect, 1 artist.
- Joseph Jastrow1863-1944American psychologist
- Philip Perlman1890-1960American lawyer
- Edgar M. Lazarus1868-1939American architect
- Teresa Cohen1892-1992American mathematician
- Valerie Harrisse Walter1892-19842/15/1892 - 2/1984 | American | Sculptor
- Abraham Cohen1870-1951Mathematician at Johns Hopkins University
- Arthur J. Gutman1911-2012Book collector and expert in H. L. Mencken
- Isabel Rebecca Lyons Mordecai1804-1896
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oheb Shalom 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
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What Oheb Shalom 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 Matthews CemeteryCanton, MDCatholic cemetery0.1 mi
- Swartz CemeteryCanton, MDCemetery0.2 mi
- Mount Carmel CemeteryCanton, MDCatholic cemetery0.2 mi
- Evangelical Lutheran Trinity CemeteryCanton, MDLutheran cemetery0.3 mi
- Voshell Memorial GardensCanton, MDMemorial park0.5 mi
- Saint Stanislaus CemeteryDundalk, MDCemetery0.5 mi
- Hebrew Cemetery6815 German Hill Road, Baltimore, MDJewish cemetery0.6 mi
- Adath Israel Anshe Sfard CemeteryDundalk, MDJewish cemetery0.6 mi
- Pussville CemeteryDundalk, MDJewish cemetery0.8 mi
- Workmen's Circle CemeteryDundalk, MDJewish cemetery0.8 mi
Funeral homes near Oheb Shalom Cemetery
- Kaczorowski Funeral Home, P.A.0.4 miFuneral home · Baltimore · (410) 633-0000
- Lilly and Zeiler Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Baltimore · (410) 327-1442
- Joseph N. Zannino Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Baltimore
- Charles S. Zannino Funeral Service, P.A.1.4 miFuneral home · Baltimore · (410) 327-4220
- Bradley-Ashton Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Dundalk · (410) 284-2600
- Connelly Funeral Home Of Dundalk1.8 miFuneral home · Dundalk · (410) 285-2900
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Frequently asked questions
Is Oheb Shalom 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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