About Shaare Torah Cemetery
Shaare Torah Cemetery is a jewish cemetery near Brentwood, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It lies about 0.8 mi southeast of Brentwood. The grounds sit at about 1,109 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Abraham Eliezer Hirshovitz. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2774958. The nearest other listed cemetery is Gates of Wisdom Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Cieslak & Tatko Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Pittsburgh, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 342 cemeteries we list in Allegheny County, and 215 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Allegheny County dates to 1824. 5 of the 342 listings in Allegheny County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Brentwood. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Shaare Torah Cemetery
- Abraham Eliezer Hirshovitz1859-1924Rabbi In Pittsburgh
People whose Wikidata entry gives Shaare Torah 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
40.37929, -79.98558
What Shaare Torah 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
- Gates of Wisdom CemeteryBrentwood, PACemetery0.1 mi
- Saint George Cemetery790 Stewart Avenue, Pittsburgh, PAOrthodox cemetery0.1 mi
- Shaare Zedeck CemeteryBrentwood, PACemetery0.1 mi
- Beth Abraham and Shaare Zedeck CemeteriesBrentwood, PAJewish cemetery0.2 mi
- Beth Abraham CemeteryBrentwood, PAJewish cemetery0.2 mi
- Birmingham CemeteryBrentwood, PACemetery0.7 mi
- Saint Peters Episcopal Church ColumbariumBrentwood, PAEpiscopal cemetery0.9 mi
- Zion Cemetery3601 Provost Road, Pittsburgh, PACemetery0.9 mi
- Saint Wendelin Roman Catholic Church CemeteryBrentwood, PACatholic cemetery1.1 mi
- Saint John The Baptist CemeteryBrentwood, PABaptist cemetery1.1 mi
Funeral homes near Shaare Torah Cemetery
- Cieslak & Tatko Funeral Home and Cremation Services0.5 miFuneral home · Pittsburgh · (412) 881-2300
- John F Slater Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Pittsburgh · (412) 881-4100
- Boron Funeral Home Inc1.3 miFuneral home · Pittsburgh · (412) 882-1506
- Donatelli Monuments1.3 miMonument dealer · Pittsburgh · (412) 881-3100
- Readshaw Funeral Home Inc1.5 miFuneral home · Pittsburgh · (412) 882-3850
- Frank F. DeBor Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Pittsburgh · (412) 561-0380
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Frequently asked questions
Is Shaare Torah 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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