About Old French Cemetery
Old French Cemetery is a cemetery near Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi. It lies about 1.3 mi east of Biloxi. The grounds sit at about 23 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Charles A. Bessey, Daniel Guice and Mario Centobie. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 688833. The nearest other listed cemetery is Santa Cruz Cemetery, about 2.2 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Marshall Funeral Home and Cremations in Biloxi, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 44 cemeteries we list in Harrison County, and 13 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 44 listings in Harrison County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Biloxi. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Old French Cemetery
Among them: 1 Medal of Honor recipient.
- Charles A. Bessey1848-1909United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Daniel Guice1924-2017American lawyer and politician
- Mario Centobie1966-2005
People whose Wikidata entry gives Old French 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
30.39742, -88.90753
What Old French 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
- Santa Cruz CemeteryD'Iberville, MSCemetery2.2 mi
- Moran CemeteryD'Iberville, MSCemetery2.2 mi
- Biloxi National CemeteryBiloxi, MSNational cemetery2.4 mi
- Southern Memorial ParkBiloxi, MSMemorial park3.2 mi
- D'Iberville Memorial ParkSaint Martin, MSMemorial park3.4 mi
- Bellande CemeteryOcean Springs, MSChristian cemetery4.9 mi
- Evergreen CemeteryOcean Springs, MSChristian cemetery5.4 mi
- Floral Hills CemeteryWest Gulfport, MSCemetery7.3 mi
- Handsboro CemeteryWest Gulfport, MSCemetery7.4 mi
- Krohn CemeteryLatimer, MSCemetery8.4 mi
Funeral homes near Old French Cemetery
- Marshall Funeral Home and Cremations1.1 miFuneral home · Biloxi · (228) 432-2495
- Dickey Brothers Memorial Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Biloxi · (228) 436-6589
- DFS Memorials Biloxi1.3 miMonument dealer · Biloxi · (228) 206-6607
- Infinity Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Biloxi · (228) 436-6722
- Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes1.4 miFuneral home · Biloxi · (228) 374-5650
- American Family Cremations2.4 miFuneral home · Biloxi · (228) 206-7073
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