About Hinds Cemetery
Hinds Cemetery is a cemetery near Fayette, Jefferson County, Mississippi. It lies about 3.5 mi east of Fayette. The grounds sit at about 210 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Thomas Hinds. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 671231. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hamblin Cemetery, about 0.8 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is West Gate Funeral Home in Fayette, about 3.6 mi away. It is one of 64 cemeteries we list in Jefferson County, and 51 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.
Notable people buried at Hinds Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative, 1 War of 1812 veteran.
- Thomas Hinds1780-1840American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Hinds 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
31.72349, -91.11871
What Hinds 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
- Hamblin CemeteryFayette, MSCemetery0.8 mi
- Gibson CemeteryFayette, MSCemetery1.3 mi
- Bell Grove CemeteryFayette, MSCemetery1.9 mi
- Hughes CemeteryFayette, MSCemetery2.1 mi
- Hicks CemeteryFayette, MSCemetery2.4 mi
- Bullen CemeteryFayette, MSCemetery2.8 mi
- Darden CemeteryFayette, MSCemetery3.5 mi
- Folkes CemeteryFayette, MSCemetery3.5 mi
- Stuart CemeteryFayette, MSCemetery4.1 mi
- Green CemeteryFayette, MSCemetery4.5 mi
Funeral homes near Hinds Cemetery
- West Gate Funeral Home3.6 miFuneral home · Fayette · (601) 786-0326
- Oakland Memorial Chapel11 miFuneral chapel · Lorman
- Barnes Funeral Chapel and Mortuary Service15 miMortuary · Port Gibson · (601) 437-3675
- Natchez Monument16 miMonument dealer · Natchez · (601) 445-5912
- Jefferson Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Natchez · (601) 897-0110
- West Gate Funeral Home18 miFuneral home · Natchez · (601) 448-0092
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