Temple Cemetery

The Temple Cemetery is a historic Jewish cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Established in 1851, it is the oldest Jewish cemetery in Tennessee.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fisk University and Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia.

Fisk University

University

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Fisk University is a private historically black liberal arts college in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1866 and its 40-acre campus is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Fisk University is situated 1¼ miles south of Temple Cemetery.

Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia

Church

The Congregation of St. Cecilia, commonly known as the Nashville Dominicans, is a religious institute of the Roman Catholic Church located in Nashville, Tennessee. Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia is situated 3,300 feet east of Temple Cemetery.

Jubilee Hall

Protected area

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Jubilee Hall is the oldest academic building on the campus of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Completed in 1876, it was the university's first permanent building, and is a good local example of Gothic Revival architecture. Jubilee Hall is situated 1 mile south of Temple Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nashville and The Gulch.

Nashville

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Nashville is the capital of the American state of Tennessee. With 716,000 residents in 2022, it is the state's largest city. Nashville is sometimes called the "Country Music Capital of the World" or more often "Music City, USA"; however, Nashville has done much to escape its country music image and become a regional center of culture and commerce.

The Gulch

Neighborhood

The Gulch is a neighborhood on the south fringe of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, near Interstate 40, Interstate 65 and Interstate 24. It is known to be a trendy and hip neighborhood, and a popular destination for locals, college students, and visitors. The Gulch is situated 2½ miles southeast of Temple Cemetery.

Temple Cemetery

Type: Cemetery
Description: historic cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Category: burial
Location: Davidson, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.18384° or 36° 11′ 2″ north

Longitude

-86.81103° or 86° 48′ 40″ west

Elevation

482 feet (147 metres)

Open location code

868M55MQ+GH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 262174089

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

GeoNames ID

4662076

Wikidata ID

Q22919963

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In Other Languages

“Temple Cemetery” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Cementerio del Templo”

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