There are two Jewish cemetery sites in Kremenchuk and one in Kriukiv:
The Old Cemetery was established in the mid-19th century.
Oldest tombstone from 1888
Location: Nebesnoi Sotni Street, on the land of the former artillery depots
Number of existing gravestones: about 30
According to ESJF European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative, the exact period of the cemetery's establishment is unknown. The cemetery is clearly marked on the Russian map of the 1860s and later maps. Presumably, it is also marked on the town plan of the 1780s. The cemetery already existed in the mid-19th century. Most probably, it emerged much earlier, in the early 19th or late 18th century. The cemetery was used until WWII and ruined during the war. After the war, gravestones were stolen for use in various construction projects on the land of the nearby artillery depots. Part of the site is now occupied by abandoned artillery warehouses. Another part was demolished and is now used as the Jewish section of the nearby Reyivs'ke Municipal Cemetery (see below). The ESJF has photos of the cemetery.
“The cemetery is severely overgrown with trees, bushes, and tall grass."
Date of newest tombstone: Because part of the cemetery was demolished and the land used for the Reyivs'ke Municipal Cemetery, "it has proven impossible to determine the point of separation between the stones from Kremenchuk Old Jewish cemetery and the Jewish section of the municipal cemetery.
"There is a tsiyun dedicated to Rabbi Aryeh Leib ben R. Natan (av beit din of Vetka and disciple of Shneur Zalman of Lyadi) and many other rabbis of Lubavich community of Kremenchuk. The site contains the remains of an ohel with two monuments without inscriptions."
The Jewish section of the Reyivs’ke Municipal Cemetery was founded on the site of the Old Jewish cemetery, demolished after World War II, most likely in the 1950s or early 1960s, according to the site. "The section is severely overgrown with trees, bushes, and tall grass, to the extent the tombstones are barely accessible. Clearance is required. The Jewish section also contains multiple crosses, suggesting the division of the sections is not strictly imposed.” (The European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative, see link below).
Oldest tombstone from 1968
Location: opposite 3, Proektna Street
Number of existing gravestones: over 10,000
The Kriukiv old Jewish cemetery was demolished and rebuilt. The cemetery site is now occupied by private houses, blocks of flats, and industrial buildings. No tombstones were preserved.
Location: opposite 47, Verkhn’odniprovs’ka Street
“The cemetery already existed in the mid-19th century, as it is marked on the Russian map of 1860s and probably on the city plan of 1875. On both maps the Jewish cemetery is marked on the eastern side of the railway, while the detailed map of 1939 shows the cemetery on the western side, as it is located by ESJF surveyors. An elder part of this cemetery could have been situated on the opposite, eastern side of the railway. Also it is possible that the railway route was changed between 1870s and 1930s. The cemetery was demolished in the 1960s.”