About Griffin Cemetery
Griffin Cemetery is a cemetery near Edwards, Hinds County, Mississippi. It lies about 15 mi north of Edwards. The grounds sit at about 325 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Charles H. Griffin. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 670740. The nearest other listed cemetery is Seven Star Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Westhaven Memorial Funeral Home in Utica, about 3.5 mi away. It is one of 63 cemeteries we list in Hinds County, and 31 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 63 listings in Hinds County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Edwards. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Griffin Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative.
- Charles H. Griffin1926-1989American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Griffin 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
32.11987, -90.68371
What Griffin 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
- Seven Star CemeteryEdwards, MSCemetery1.2 mi
- McClellan CemeteryEdwards, MSCemetery1.2 mi
- Nutt CemeteryEdwards, MSCemetery1.7 mi
- Chatham CemeteryEdwards, MSCemetery1.8 mi
- Breeden CemeteryEdwards, MSCemetery1.9 mi
- Hart CemeteryEdwards, MSCemetery2.3 mi
- Fatherree CemeteryEdwards, MSCemetery2.8 mi
- Ritchey CemeteryPort Gibson, MSCemetery3.2 mi
- Lemon CemeteryPort Gibson, MSCemetery3.5 mi
- Turner CemeteryBeechwood, MSCemetery3.8 mi
Funeral homes near Griffin Cemetery
- Westhaven Memorial Funeral Home3.5 miFuneral home · Utica · (601) 885-9551
- Glenwood Funeral Home3.7 miFuneral home · Utica · (601) 885-8830
- Riles Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Vicksburg · (601) 636-1318
- Fisher-Riles Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Vicksburg · (601) 629-0000
- Glenwood Funeral Home18 miFuneral home · Vicksburg · (601) 636-1414
- Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home19 miFuneral home · Raymond · (601) 857-5625
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