Greenville Cemetery in Greenville, Mississippi

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.

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 Percy1860-1929
  American politician
• George L. Sheldon1870-1960
  American politician, Nebraska
• Benjamin Grubb Humphreys II1865-1923
  American politician
• Hodding Carter1907-1972
  American writer
• Nellie Nugent Somerville1863-1952
  American politician
• Robert T. Henry1923-1944
  United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
• Tommy Taylor1892-1956
  American baseball player
• George Wilhelm1829-1920
  Captain in the Union Army
• Hazlewood Power Farish1880-1958
  Mississippi 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.

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.

• Jewish Cemetery

  Greenville, MS
  Jewish cemetery

  0.1 mi
• Live Oaks Cemetery

  Greenville, MS
  Cemetery

  0.6 mi
• Chinese Cemetery

  Greenville, MS
  Cemetery

  0.7 mi
• Memorial Gardens

  Greenville, MS
  Memorial park

  2.9 mi
• Lakeview Gardens Cemetery

  Greenville, MS
  Cemetery

  3.3 mi
• Greenlawn Memorial Gardens

  Greenville, MS
  Memorial park

  3.8 mi
• Oakland Cemetery

  Metcalfe, MS
  Cemetery

  5.1 mi
• Mount Pleasant Cemetery

  Greenville, MS
  Cemetery

  6.1 mi
• Lamont Cemetery

  Leland, MS
  Cemetery

  6.1 mi
• Shamrock Cemetery

  Metcalfe, MS
  Cemetery

  6.4 mi

• Ar La Ms Cremation Society

  Cremation provider · Greenville · (662) 335-7155
  0.8 mi
• Mortimer Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Greenville · (662) 334-4519
  0.8 mi
• Boone Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Greenville · (662) 335-7111
  1.0 mi
• Byas Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Greenville · (662) 334-6153
  1.0 mi
• Harris Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Greenville · (662) 334-6020
  1.1 mi
• Smith Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Greenville · (662) 378-5581
  1.6 mi

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