About Temple Israel Cemetery
Temple Israel Cemetery is a jewish cemetery near Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. It lies about 3.6 mi north of Memphis. The grounds sit at about 285 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Joseph Perel, Katherine Lowenstein and Lillian Perel. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1272287. The nearest other listed cemetery is Calvary Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Forest Hill Funeral Home & Memorial Park - Midtown in Memphis, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 117 cemeteries we list in Shelby County, and 34 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 117 listings in Shelby County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Memphis. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Temple Israel Cemetery
- Joseph Perel1887-1953Russian-American jeweler
- Katherine Lowenstein1860-1922American woman
- Lillian Perel1890-1972Founder of Perel Foundation
- Philip Perel1916-1978Memphis city councilman
- William Lowenstein1880-1955American jeweler
People whose Wikidata entry gives Temple 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
35.10008, -90.02675
What Temple 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
- Calvary CemeteryMemphis, TNChristian cemetery0.2 mi
- Forest Hill CemeteryMemphis, TNCemetery0.3 mi
- Hollywood CemeteryMemphis, TNCemetery0.7 mi
- Mount Carmel CemeteryMemphis, TNCemetery0.9 mi
- Son of Zion CemeteryMemphis, TNCemetery1.0 mi
- Baron Hirsch CemeteryMemphis, TNCemetery1.1 mi
- Elmwood CemeteryMemphis, TNCemetery1.5 mi
- Anshei Sphard CemeteryMemphis, TNCemetery2.4 mi
- Bettis Family CemeteryMemphis, TNFamily cemetery3.0 mi
- Winchester CemeteryMemphis, TNCemetery3.7 mi
Funeral homes near Temple Israel Cemetery
- Forest Hill Funeral Home & Memorial Park - Midtown0.5 miFuneral home · Memphis · (901) 623-8153
- Honest Monument Company0.7 miMonument dealer · Memphis · (901) 774-7400
- Mays Funeral Homes0.9 miFuneral home · Memphis · (901) 942-2120
- Vh Bins & Son Mid-South Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Memphis · (901) 946-2061
- After Life Mortuary Services, Llc.1.4 miMortuary · Memphis · (901) 600-3999
- HC Jett and HC Ford and Son Funeral1.4 miFuneral home · Memphis · (901) 278-0642
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 Temple 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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