About Waad Hakolel Cemetery
Waad Hakolel Cemetery is a jewish cemetery near Irondequoit, Monroe County, New York. It lies about 2.8 mi southeast of Irondequoit. The grounds sit at about 381 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2615251. The nearest other listed cemetery is Britton Road Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Thomas Funeral Chapels in Rochester, about 1.7 mi away. It is one of 112 cemeteries we list in Monroe County, and 31 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 4 of the 112 listings in Monroe County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Irondequoit. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
43.23154, -77.62845
What Waad Hakolel 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
- Britton Road CemeteryIrondequoit, NYCemetery0.4 mi
- Riverside Cemetery2650 Lake Avenue, Rochester, NYCemetery0.9 mi
- Charlotte CemeteryIrondequoit, NYCemetery1.0 mi
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery2461 Lake Avenue, Rochester, NYCatholic cemetery1.2 mi
- Kings Landing CemeteryIrondequoit, NYCemetery2.0 mi
- Our Mother of Sorrows CemeteryGreece, NYCemetery2.1 mi
- Saint Casimir's Polish Catholic CemeteryIrondequoit, NYCatholic cemetery3.1 mi
- Falls CemeteryRidge Road West, Rochester, NYChurch cemetery3.2 mi
- Hooker CemeteryIrondequoit, NYCemetery3.5 mi
- Hooker Pioneer Cemetery1500 Portland Avenue, Rochester, NYCemetery3.5 mi
Funeral homes near Waad Hakolel Cemetery
- Thomas Funeral Chapels1.7 miFuneral home · Rochester · (585) 663-3837
- Younglove-Smith & Ryan Funeral Home (E-Cremation)2.5 miFuneral home · Rochester · (585) 620-1929
- Felerski Richd L Funeral Home2.8 miFuneral home · Rochester · (585) 467-4786
- Paul W Harris Funeral Home2.8 miFuneral home · Rochester · (585) 544-2041
- Dreier-Giltner Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · Rochester · (585) 342-8500
- Hedges John M Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · Rochester · (585) 288-4664
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Frequently asked questions
Is Waad Hakolel 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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