Jewish Cemetery
The Jewish Cemetery, also known as the Gemiluth Chassed Cemetery, is a historic Jewish cemetery in Port Gibson, Mississippi. The cemetery has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 22, 1979.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Description: cemetery in Port Gibson, Mississippi, United States
- Also known as: “Port Gibson Jewish Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wintergreen Cemetery and Chamberlain-Hunt Academy.
Wintergreen Cemetery
Cemetery
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Wintergreen Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Port Gibson, Mississippi. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 22, 1979. It is located at East Greenwood Street. Wintergreen Cemetery is situated 1,700 feet south of Jewish Cemetery.
Chamberlain-Hunt Academy
School
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Chamberlain-Hunt Academy was a boarding school in Port Gibson, Mississippi. The school was founded in 1830 as Oakland College and closed in 2014. The campus, with its buildings in brick Georgian Revival style, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Chamberlain-Hunt Academy is situated 1 mile southwest of Jewish Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Gibson.
Port Gibson
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Port Gibson is located in the western region of Mississippi. It is the county seat of Claiborne County and named for its founder, Samuel Gibson. It is located approximately 61.5 miles west of Mississippi's capitol city, Jackson.
Jewish Cemetery
- Categories: Jewish cemetery and burial
- Location: Claiborne, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
31.95628° or 31° 57′ 23″ northLongitude
-90.97953° or 90° 58′ 46″ westElevation
108 feet (33 metres)Open location code
863FX24C+G5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1351027295OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodox
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In Other Languages
“Jewish Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “cementerio judío de Port Gibson”
- Spanish: “Cementerio judío de Port Gibson”
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