About Gillis Cemetery
Gillis Cemetery is a cemetery near Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi. It lies about 3.8 mi northwest of Hattiesburg. The grounds sit at about 141 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 670392. The nearest other listed cemetery is South Hill Cemetery, about 2.0 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hall-Fairley Funeral Services in Hattiesburg, about 3.2 mi away. It is one of 71 cemeteries we list in Forrest County, and 55 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Forrest County dates to 1871. 9 of the 71 listings in Forrest County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Hattiesburg. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
31.28399, -89.25081
What Gillis 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
- South Hill Cemetery78 South Hills Drive, Hattiesburg, MSCemetery2.0 mi
- Community CemeterySouth Hills Drive, Hattiesburg, MSCemetery2.1 mi
- William Burkett CemeteryJames Street, Hattiesburg, MSCemetery2.2 mi
- Enon CemeteryHattiesburg, MSCemetery2.6 mi
- Forrest Memorial GardensPetal, MSMemorial park2.6 mi
- Riverview Cemetery1901 East Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, MSMunicipal cemetery3.0 mi
- Sunrise Baptist Church CemeteryPetal, MSChristian cemetery3.1 mi
- Pine Ridge CemeteryHattiesburg, MSCemetery3.8 mi
- Oaklawn Cemetery401 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, MSCemetery4.0 mi
- Hillcrest CemeteryPetal, MSCemetery4.0 mi
Funeral homes near Gillis Cemetery
- Hall-Fairley Funeral Services3.2 miFuneral home · Hattiesburg · (601) 602-6155
- Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home3.5 miFuneral home · Hattiesburg · (601) 582-1571
- A & A Memorial Chapel3.8 miFuneral chapel · Hattiesburg · (601) 544-0432
- Moore Funeral Services4.1 miFuneral home · Hattiesburg · (601) 544-2141
- Century Funeral Home & Cremation Services, LLC4.3 miFuneral home · Hattiesburg · (601) 583-1761
- Mcswain & Myers Funeral Services, Llc4.6 miFuneral home · Hattiesburg · (601) 336-9104
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