About Bethel Cemetery
Bethel Cemetery is a cemetery near Brandon, Rankin County, Mississippi. It lies about 3.6 mi northeast of Brandon. The grounds sit at about 358 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Ed Bearss. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 708990. The nearest other listed cemetery is Greenfield Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Deans Memorial Funeral Home in Brandon, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 115 cemeteries we list in Rankin County, and 55 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 115 listings in Rankin County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Brandon. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Bethel Cemetery
Among them: 1 World War II veteran.
- Ed Bearss1923-2020American military historian
People whose Wikidata entry gives Bethel 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
32.22545, -90.01028
What Bethel 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
- Greenfield CemeteryBrandon, MSCemetery1.3 mi
- Sandhill Missionary Baptist Church CemeteryBrandon, MSBaptist cemetery1.3 mi
- Crestview Memorial Gardens1106 Star Road, Brandon, MSMemorial park1.7 mi
- Brandon Memory GardensBrandon, MSCemetery2.5 mi
- Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church CemeteryBrandon, MSBaptist cemetery3.4 mi
- Old Brandon CemeteryBrandon, MSCemetery3.6 mi
- Hebron Hill CemeteryBrandon, MSCemetery3.9 mi
- Brandon CemeteryBrandon, MSCemetery4.0 mi
- Friendship CemeteryBrandon, MSCemetery4.0 mi
- State Hospital CemeteryPearl, MSCemetery4.4 mi
Funeral homes near Bethel Cemetery
- Deans Memorial Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Brandon · (601) 825-3884
- Deans Memorial Funeral Home2.8 miFuneral home · Brandon · (601) 825-3884
- Deans Memorial Funeral Home3.9 miFuneral home · Brandon · (601) 825-3884
- Ott & Lee Funeral Home4.1 miFuneral home · Brandon · (601) 824-6018
- Mississippi Mortuary Services5.1 miCremation provider · Pearl · (601) 939-5997
- Mid South Funeral Supply5.5 miFuneral home · Pearl · (866) 616-0177
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