About Mount Carmel Cemetery
Mount Carmel Cemetery is a jewish cemetery near Cheltenham, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. It lies about 2.8 mi northwest of Cheltenham. The grounds sit at about 75 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Emma B. Gerson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1181659. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cedar Hill Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Gilbert H Schobert Funeral Home in Philadelphia, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 94 cemeteries we list in Philadelphia County, and 174 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 4 of the 94 listings in Philadelphia County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Cheltenham. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery
- Emma B. Gerson1876-1970
People whose Wikidata entry gives Mount Carmel 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
40.02455, -75.07156
What Mount Carmel 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
- Cedar Hill CemeteryCheltenham, PACemetery0.1 mi
- North Cedar Hills CemeteryCheltenham, PACemetery0.3 mi
- Frankford Friends New Burial GroundCheltenham, PAQuaker cemetery0.3 mi
- Chevra Bikur Cholim CemeteryCheltenham, PAJewish cemetery0.3 mi
- Adath Jeshurun CemeteryCheltenham, PAJewish cemetery0.4 mi
- Mount Sinai CemeteryCheltenham, PAJewish cemetery0.4 mi
- Magnolia CemeteryCheltenham, PACemetery1.0 mi
- St Joachim Roman Catholic Church CemeteryPhiladelphia, PACatholic cemetery1.3 mi
- The Presbyterian Church of Frankford CemeteryPhiladelphia, PAPresbyterian cemetery1.3 mi
- Har NEBO CemeteryCheltenham, PACemetery1.3 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Carmel Cemetery
- Gilbert H Schobert Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Philadelphia · (215) 743-2727
- Walton B. Brown Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Philadelphia · (215) 535-6301
- Edward J. Petner Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Philadelphia · (215) 338-1466
- McCafferty-Sweeney Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Philadelphia · (215) 333-0500
- Joseph A. Quinn Funeral Home Inc0.9 miFuneral home · Philadelphia · (215) 535-1821
- McCafferty Funeral & Cremation Inc.1.1 miCremation provider · Philadelphia · (215) 352-5661
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 Mount Carmel 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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