Mikveh Israel Cemetery
Mikveh Israel Cemetery is the oldest Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, giving evidence of a settled community as early as 1740.- Type: Cemetery
- Description: Philadelphia, United States
- Also known as: “First Mikveh Israel Cemetery” and “Hebrew Spruce Street Burial Ground”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Independence Hall and Liberty Bell.
Independence Hall
Museum
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Independence Hall is a historic civic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States were debated and adopted by the Founding Fathers of the United States. Independence Hall is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Mikveh Israel Cemetery.
Liberty Bell
Photo: tonythemisfit, CC BY 2.0.
The Liberty Bell, previously called the State House Bell or Old State House Bell, is an iconic symbol of American independence located in Philadelphia. Liberty Bell is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Mikveh Israel Cemetery.
Walnut Street Theatre
Theater building
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Walnut Street Theatre, founded in 1808 at 825 Walnut Street, on the corner of S. 9th Street in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, is the oldest operating theatre in the United States. Walnut Street Theatre is situated 880 feet north of Mikveh Israel Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Washington Square West and Society Hill.
Washington Square West
Neighborhood
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Washington Square West is a neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The neighborhood roughly corresponds to the area between 7th and Broad Streets and between Chestnut and South Streets, bordering on the Independence Mall…
Society Hill
Neighborhood
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Society Hill is a historic neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of 6,215 as of the 2010 United States census.
Passyunk Square
Neighborhood
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Bella Vista, Italian for "beautiful sight", is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is bounded by 6th Street, 11th Street, South Street and Washington Avenue. It currently has a population of 5,898.
Mikveh Israel Cemetery
- Categories: Jewish cemetery and burial
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.9461° or 39° 56′ 46″ northLongitude
-75.15568° or 75° 9′ 20″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
87F6WRWV+CPOpenStreetMap ID
way 283420681OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Mikveh Israel Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “米克維以色列公墓”
- French: “Cimetiere Mikveh Israel”
- French: “cimetière Mikveh Israel”
- French: “Cimetière Mikveh Israel”
- Hebrew: “בית קברות מקוה ישראל”
- Hebrew: “בית קברות מקווה ישראל”
- Japanese: “ミクヴェ・イズラエル墓地”
- Swedish: “Mikveh Israel Cemetery”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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