About Marion Cemetery
Marion Cemetery is a cemetery near Marion, Perry County, Alabama. The grounds sit at about 364 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Idella Jones Childs, James Thomas Murfee and Julia Tarrant Barron. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 163001. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Wilfrids Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Ashley's Lee & Rollins Funeral Home in Marion, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 75 cemeteries we list in Perry County, and 30 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 Marion Cemetery
- Idella Jones Childs1903-1998Civil rights advocate
- James Thomas Murfee1833-1912Founder of the Marion Military Institute
- Julia Tarrant Barron1805-1890American philanthropist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Marion 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
32.63340, -87.31401
What Marion 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
- Saint Wilfrids CemeteryMarion, ALCemetery0.4 mi
- Pinecrest Memorial CemeteryMarion, ALCemetery2.1 mi
- Mount Nebo CemeteryMarion, ALCemetery2.3 mi
- Scarborough CemeteryMarion, ALCemetery2.5 mi
- Heard CemeteryMarion, ALCemetery2.9 mi
- Friendship CemeteryMarion, ALChristian cemetery3.3 mi
- Mars Hill CemeteryMarion, ALCemetery3.5 mi
- Hopewell CemeteryMarion, ALCemetery5.4 mi
- Barron - Wells CemeteryMarion, ALCemetery6.5 mi
- Turner CemeteryMarion, ALCemetery6.7 mi
Funeral homes near Marion Cemetery
- Ashley's Lee & Rollins Funeral Home0.2 miFuneral home · Marion · (334) 683-6804
- Melvin Miller Funeral Services0.2 miFuneral home · Marion · (334) 683-6633
- Kirk Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Marion · (334) 683-6532
- Washington and Paige Mortuary17 miMortuary · Greensboro · (334) 624-3016
- Agnew's Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Greensboro · (334) 624-7717
- Kirk Funeral Homes17 miFuneral home · Greensboro · (334) 624-3517
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
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