About Hillcrest Cemetery
Hillcrest Cemetery is a cemetery near Byhalia, Marshall County, Mississippi. It lies about 16 mi northwest of Byhalia. The grounds sit at about 574 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 12 notable people buried here, including Hiram Rhodes Revels, Edward C. Walthall and Wall Doxey. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 693481. The nearest other listed cemetery is Bishop Cottre Cemetery, about 1.5 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Serenity Funeral Home in Holly Springs, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 125 cemeteries we list in Marshall County, and 53 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Byhalia. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Hillcrest Cemetery
Among them: 5 US senators, 3 US representatives, 2 Civil War veterans, 1 artist, 1 baseball player.
- Hiram Rhodes Revels1827-1901American politician
- Edward C. Walthall1831-1898Confederate Army general
- Wall Doxey1892-1962American politician
- James F. Trotter1802-1866American politician
- Joseph W. Chalmers1806-1853American politician
- Winfield Scott Featherston1820-1891Confederate Army general and American politician
- John William Clark Watson1808-1890American politician
- Benjamin D. Nabers1812-1878American politician
- Jerry Dahlke1929-2006American baseball player
- Harvey Washington Walter1819-1878
- James L. Autry1830-1862American politician
- Elizabeth Anderson Fant1852-1935American artist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Hillcrest 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
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What Hillcrest 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
- Bishop Cottre CemeteryByhalia, MSCemetery1.5 mi
- Rising Star CemeteryAshland, MSCemetery2.4 mi
- Finley CemeteryAshland, MSCemetery3.2 mi
- Pegues CemeteryAshland, MSCemetery3.4 mi
- Chewalla CemeteryAshland, MSCemetery3.4 mi
- Beverly CemeteryByhalia, MSCemetery3.5 mi
- Pleasant Grove CemeteryByhalia, MSCemetery3.9 mi
- Crockett CemeteryAshland, MSCemetery4.1 mi
- Seals CemeteryByhalia, MSCemetery4.3 mi
- Seals CemeteryByhalia, MSCemetery4.4 mi
Funeral homes near Hillcrest Cemetery
- Serenity Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Holly Springs · (662) 252-6061
- Serenity Funeral Home2.1 miFuneral home · Holly Springs · (662) 252-6061
- Holly Springs Funeral Home2.3 miFuneral home · Holly Springs · (662) 252-1161
- Wilkins Chapel8.2 miFuneral home · Holly Springs · (662) 551-4302
- Peebles Fayette County Funeral Homes and Cremation22 miFuneral home · Collierville · (901) 465-3535
- Tutor Memorial Funeral Home23 miFuneral home · Oxford · (662) 513-4433
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