About Providence Jewish Cemetery
Providence Jewish Cemetery is a jewish cemetery near Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It lies about 1.3 mi south of Scranton. The grounds sit at about 781 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2799095. The nearest funeral home we know of is Solfanelli-Fiorillo Funeral Home Inc. in Scranton, about 0.1 mi away. It is one of 188 cemeteries we list in Lackawanna County, and 163 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Scranton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
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41.42836, -75.66827
What Providence Jewish 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.
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Funeral homes near Providence Jewish Cemetery
- Solfanelli-Fiorillo Funeral Home Inc.0.1 miFuneral home · Scranton · (570) 344-6512
- Snowden Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Scranton
- McGoff-Hughes Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Scranton · (570) 343-3660
- Knight ODonnell Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Scranton · (570) 342-1063
- Snowdon Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Scranton · (570) 343-0712
- Kevin K. Kearney Funeral Home, Inc.1.2 miFuneral home · Scranton · (570) 342-8345
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Frequently asked questions
Is Providence Jewish 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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