About Greenville Cemetery
Greenville Cemetery is a cemetery near Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi. It lies about 1.2 mi north of Greenville. The grounds sit at about 125 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 9 notable people buried here, including LeRoy Percy, George L. Sheldon and Benjamin Grubb Humphreys II. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 687215. The nearest other listed cemetery is Jewish Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the north. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Ar La Ms Cremation Society in Greenville, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 50 cemeteries we list in Washington County, and 19 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Greenville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Greenville Cemetery
Among them: 2 Medal of Honor recipients, 2 World War II veterans, 1 baseball player, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 governor, 1 journalist, 1 Pulitzer Prize winner, 1 US representative.
- LeRoy Percy1860-1929American politician
- George L. Sheldon1870-1960American politician, Nebraska
- Benjamin Grubb Humphreys II1865-1923American politician
- Hodding Carter1907-1972American writer
- Nellie Nugent Somerville1863-1952American politician
- Robert T. Henry1923-1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Tommy Taylor1892-1956American baseball player
- George Wilhelm1829-1920Captain in the Union Army
- Hazlewood Power Farish1880-1958Mississippi politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Greenville 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 Greenville 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
- Jewish CemeteryGreenville, MSJewish cemetery0.1 mi
- Live Oaks CemeteryGreenville, MSCemetery0.6 mi
- Chinese CemeteryGreenville, MSCemetery0.7 mi
- Memorial GardensGreenville, MSMemorial park2.9 mi
- Lakeview Gardens CemeteryGreenville, MSCemetery3.3 mi
- Greenlawn Memorial GardensGreenville, MSMemorial park3.8 mi
- Oakland CemeteryMetcalfe, MSCemetery5.1 mi
- Mount Pleasant CemeteryGreenville, MSCemetery6.1 mi
- Lamont CemeteryLeland, MSCemetery6.1 mi
- Shamrock CemeteryMetcalfe, MSCemetery6.4 mi
Funeral homes near Greenville Cemetery
- Ar La Ms Cremation Society0.8 miCremation provider · Greenville · (662) 335-7155
- Mortimer Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Greenville · (662) 334-4519
- Boone Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Greenville · (662) 335-7111
- Byas Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Greenville · (662) 334-6153
- Harris Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Greenville · (662) 334-6020
- Smith Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Greenville · (662) 378-5581
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