Beth Israel Cemetery

Beth Israel Cemetery is a cemetery in , which is located on West Dallas Street. Beth Israel Cemetery is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the synagogue .
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: cemetery in Harris County, Texas, United States
  • Address: 1207 West Dallas Street, Houston, TX

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Founders Memorial Cemetery and Freedmen’s town.

Cemetery
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, also known as Founders Memorial Park, is the oldest cemetery in , , United States. Founded in 1836, it was originally known as "City Cemetery", and opened in conjunction with the founding of the City of Houston in what is now near the edge of . is situated 400 feet east of Beth Israel Cemetery.

Historic site
In the United States, a freedmen's town was an African American municipality or community built by freedmen, formerly enslaved people who were emancipated during and after the American Civil War. is situated 630 feet south of Beth Israel Cemetery.

Library
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The is a branch of the in the . It was known as the African American Library at the Gregory School until 2022. is situated 1,200 feet south of Beth Israel Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fourth Ward and Neartown.

Suburb
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is one of the historic six wards of , , United States. The is located inside the 610 Loop directly west of and adjacent to .

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is a general name for the lively area that encompasses the neighborhoods just west of Downtown. It is bounded by I-69/US-59 to the south, I-45 to the east, and Allen Parkway to the north. The western boundary is approximately Shepherd Drive.

Photo: Ed Schipul, CC BY 2.0.
is a sprawling port city in Southeastern . An oil boom and continuing international immigration has brought explosive growth to the city, and it is now the fifth largest metropolitan area in the and the most diverse large city since 2021.

Beth Israel Cemetery

Latitude
29.75746° or 29° 45′ 27″ north
Longitude
-95.38041° or 95° 22′ 50″ west
Open location code
76X6QJ49+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 337593770
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Wiki­data ID
Q117576132
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