Kneseth Israel Cemetery
Also known as Hammond Jewish Cemetery , New Whiting Cemetery , Zipinski Cemetery , Hebrew Cemetery
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA
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The cemetery is located in Hammond in North Township in the row of cemeteries on 167th Street just east of Northcote Avenue. It is between Saint Michael's Cemetery and Saint John-Saint Joseph Cemetery.
When the Standard Oil Company purchased the Old Whiting Cemetery, it moved the burials to the New Whiting Cemetery and changed the name to the Zipinski Cemetery. When the Congregation Kneseth Israel purchased the property, the cemetery was renamed the Kneseth Israel Cemetery.
Indiana Cemetery Locations, Volume 2, published by the Indiana Genealogical Society (01 April 2006), gives the primary cemetery name as Kneseth Cemetery with alternate names of Hammond Jewish Cemetery, Israel Cemetery, New Whiting Cemetery, and ZipinskiCemetery.
The cemetery is listed in the Cemetery and Burial Grounds Registry of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and in the State Historical Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) with Cemetery Record Number CR-45-42 (Hammond Jewish / Kneseth Israel).
The Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory (IHSSI) survey number for Hebrew Cemetery is 089-275-53004 with the dataset compiled in 1994.
The cemetery is located in Hammond in North Township in the row of cemeteries on 167th Street just east of Northcote Avenue. It is between Saint Michael's Cemetery and Saint John-Saint Joseph Cemetery.
When the Standard Oil Company purchased the Old Whiting Cemetery, it moved the burials to the New Whiting Cemetery and changed the name to the Zipinski Cemetery. When the Congregation Kneseth Israel purchased the property, the cemetery was renamed the Kneseth Israel Cemetery.
Indiana Cemetery Locations, Volume 2, published by the Indiana Genealogical Society (01 April 2006), gives the primary cemetery name as Kneseth Cemetery with alternate names of Hammond Jewish Cemetery, Israel Cemetery, New Whiting Cemetery, and ZipinskiCemetery.
The cemetery is listed in the Cemetery and Burial Grounds Registry of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and in the State Historical Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) with Cemetery Record Number CR-45-42 (Hammond Jewish / Kneseth Israel).
The Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory (IHSSI) survey number for Hebrew Cemetery is 089-275-53004 with the dataset compiled in 1994.
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- Total memorials20k+
- Percent photographed69%
- Percent with GPS2%
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- Total memorials718
- Percent photographed89%
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- Added: 14 Jul 2002
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 1430181
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