About Heard Cemetery
Heard Cemetery is a cemetery near Marion, Perry County, Alabama. It lies about 3.2 mi southwest of Marion. The grounds sit at about 367 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Jimmie Lee Jackson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 159744. The nearest other listed cemetery is Scarborough Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Ashley's Lee & Rollins Funeral Home in Marion, about 3.1 mi away. It is one of 75 cemeteries we list in Perry County, and 33 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Marion. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Heard Cemetery
- Jimmie Lee Jackson1938-1965American civil rights activist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Heard Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
32.65790, -87.27305
What Heard Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Scarborough CemeteryMarion, ALCemetery1.0 mi
- Mount Nebo CemeteryMarion, ALCemetery2.2 mi
- Marion CemeteryMarion, ALCemetery2.9 mi
- Saint Wilfrids CemeteryMarion, ALCemetery3.0 mi
- Mars Hill CemeteryMarion, ALCemetery3.6 mi
- Daniel CemeteryMarion, ALCemetery4.1 mi
- Barron - Wells CemeteryMarion, ALCemetery4.2 mi
- Pinecrest Memorial CemeteryMarion, ALCemetery4.2 mi
- Campbellite CemeteryMarion, ALCemetery5.0 mi
- Edwards CemeteryMarion, ALCemetery5.6 mi
Funeral homes near Heard Cemetery
- Ashley's Lee & Rollins Funeral Home3.1 miFuneral home · Marion · (334) 683-6804
- Melvin Miller Funeral Services3.1 miFuneral home · Marion · (334) 683-6633
- Kirk Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · Marion · (334) 683-6532
- Washington and Paige Mortuary18 miMortuary · Greensboro · (334) 624-3016
- Agnew's Funeral Home19 miFuneral home · Greensboro · (334) 624-7717
- Kirk Funeral Homes19 miFuneral home · Greensboro
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