Marker Inscription
Hebrew Benevolent Cemetery-- Tx Funeral Serv. Com. at 4210 Ave. K, Galveston, TX 77550, Tel. 409/765-5796. NOTE: Int’l Jewish Cem. Proj. Begun in 1852. SEE Topo Zone map in file. SEE ALSO Galveston City Cem.THC Site visit MB 11/15/03: Formal gate, large formal markers. Some diversity over time. Few decorative materials. Concrete walkways between raised family plots, vaults, mausoleums. Part of old Galveston cem complex. Steel perimeter fencing, gates locked at night. GPS 29.17.33.09776N –94.48.49.70204W.
About this site
Hebrew Benevolent is a cemetery in Galveston, Galveston County. It is one of 34 cemeteries documented in Galveston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 373 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.2928, -94.8141 near Galveston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Levi Charles Meyers Harby (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include New City, Evergreen, and Trueheart, John Overton.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7167003203. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
