About Folkes Cemetery
Folkes Cemetery is a cemetery near Fayette, Jefferson County, Mississippi. It lies about 4.0 mi northeast of Fayette. The grounds sit at about 322 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 670067. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hughes Cemetery, about 1.5 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is West Gate Funeral Home in Fayette, about 4.0 mi away. It is one of 64 cemeteries we list in Jefferson County, and 57 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Fayette. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
31.67294, -91.11121
What Folkes 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
- Hughes CemeteryFayette, MSCemetery1.5 mi
- Darden CemeteryFayette, MSCemetery1.8 mi
- Marble CemeteryFayette, MSCemetery2.1 mi
- Folkes CemeteryFayette, MSCemetery2.6 mi
- Lee CemeteryFayette, MSCemetery2.7 mi
- Hicks CemeteryFayette, MSCemetery3.2 mi
- Jones CemeteryFayette, MSCemetery3.2 mi
- Hinds CemeteryFayette, MSCemetery3.5 mi
- Saint Paul CemeteryFayette, MSCemetery3.5 mi
- Harrison CemeteryFayette, MSCemetery3.7 mi
Funeral homes near Folkes Cemetery
- West Gate Funeral Home4.0 miFuneral home · Fayette · (601) 786-0326
- Oakland Memorial Chapel14 miFuneral chapel · Lorman
- Natchez Monument14 miMonument dealer · Natchez · (601) 445-5912
- Jefferson Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Natchez · (601) 897-0110
- West Gate Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Natchez · (601) 448-0092
- Marshall Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Natchez · (601) 442-6300
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