About Mikveh Israel Cemetery
Mikveh Israel Cemetery is a jewish cemetery near Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The grounds sit at about 33 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 9 notable people buried here, including Haym Solomon, Cyrus Adler and Rebecca Gratz. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1196728. The nearest other listed cemetery is Holy Trinity Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Slater Funeral Home LTD. in Philadelphia, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 94 cemeteries we list in Philadelphia County, and 175 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, Philadelphia. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mikveh Israel Cemetery
Among them: 1 business leader, 1 writer.
- Haym Solomon1740-1785American businessman
- Cyrus Adler1863-1940Jewish American historian, scholar, religious leader
- Rebecca Gratz1781-1869American writer
- Frances Gratz Etting1771-1852
- Hyman Gratz1776-1857
- Miriam Simon Gratz1749-18081749 - 1808
- Rebecca Machado Phillips1746-1831
- Reuben Etting1762-1848
- Zalegman Phillips1779-1839
People whose Wikidata entry gives Mikveh Israel 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
39.94615, -75.15559
What Mikveh Israel 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
- Holy Trinity CemeteryPhiladelphia, PACatholic cemetery0.2 mi
- Saint Mary's CemeteryPhiladelphia, PACatholic cemetery0.3 mi
- Old Pine Street ChurchyardPhiladelphia, PAPresbyterian cemetery0.4 mi
- Saint Peter's CemeteryPhiladelphia, PAEpiscopal cemetery0.5 mi
- Saint Paul's Burial GroundPhiladelphia, PAEpiscopal cemetery0.5 mi
- Christ Church Burial GroundPhiladelphia, PAChristian cemetery0.6 mi
- Benjamin Franklin's GravePhiladelphia, PACemetery0.6 mi
- Saint Augustine's ChurchyardPhiladelphia, PACatholic cemetery0.8 mi
- Mikveh Israel Federal Street CemeteryPhiladelphia, PAJewish cemetery0.9 mi
- Gloria Dei Episcopal Burial GroundPhiladelphia, PAChristian cemetery1.0 mi
Funeral homes near Mikveh Israel Cemetery
- Slater Funeral Home LTD.0.7 miFuneral home · Philadelphia · (215) 545-3055
- Philadelphia Cremation Society0.7 miCremation provider · Upper Darby · (610) 572-7078
- Pelzer Funeral Home Inc0.8 miFuneral home · Philadelphia · (215) 467-4561
- Choi Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Philadelphia · (215) 629-1923
- Rachubinski Funeral Homes0.8 miFuneral home · Philadelphia · (215) 468-7344
- Oliver H. Bair Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Philadelphia
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 Mikveh Israel 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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