About B'Nai Jacob Cemetery
B'Nai Jacob Cemetery is a jewish cemetery near Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The grounds sit at about 600 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2800202. The nearest funeral home we know of is H Merritt Hughes Funeral Home in Wilkes-Barre, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 280 cemeteries we list in Luzerne County, and 154 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Wilkes-Barre. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
41.25228, -75.87404
What B'Nai Jacob 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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- Holy Cross Polish National CemeteryGeorgetown, PANational cemetery1.8 mi
- Saint Mary's Church of the Maternity CemeteryGeorgetown, PACatholic cemetery2.0 mi
- Saints Cyril and Methodius Slovak CemeteryEdwardsville, PACatholic cemetery2.3 mi
Funeral homes near B'Nai Jacob Cemetery
- H Merritt Hughes Funeral Home0.3 miFuneral home · Wilkes-Barre · (570) 823-6511
- John V .Morris Family Funeral Home, Inc.0.6 miFuneral home · Wilkes-Barre · (570) 823-2754
- Jendrzejewski Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Wilkes-Barre · (570) 822-5095
- John V. Morris Family Funeral Homes Inc. - Heights1.0 miFuneral home · Wilkes-Barre
- Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Wilkes-Barre
- Nat Gawlas Jordan Funeral Home, East Location1.1 miFuneral home · Wilkes-Barre · (570) 825-3138
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Frequently asked questions
Is B'Nai Jacob 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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