Oaklawn Cemetery in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Oaklawn Cemetery is a cemetery in Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi. The grounds sit at about 171 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Paul B. Johnson Jr., Paul B. Johnson, Sr. and Robert S. Hall. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 675126. The nearest other listed cemetery is East 8th Street Cemetery, about 0.8 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Moore Funeral Services in Hattiesburg, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 71 cemeteries we list in Forrest County, and 54 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.

Among them: 2 governors, 2 US representatives, 1 football player, 1 World War II veteran.

• Paul B. Johnson Jr.1916-1985
  American politician
• Paul B. Johnson, Sr.1880-1943
  American judge
• Robert S. Hall1879-1941
  American politician
• Clyde R. Conner1884-1919
  College football player
• John Prentiss Carter1840-1925
  American politician

People whose Wikidata entry gives Oaklawn 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.

• East 8th Street Cemetery

  East 8th Street, Hattiesburg, MS
  Cemetery

  0.8 mi
• Roseland Park Cemetery

  Hattiesburg, MS
  Cemetery

  1.1 mi
• Scott Street Cemetery

  1417 Scott Street, Hattiesburg, MS
  Christian cemetery

  1.4 mi
• Pine Ridge Cemetery

  Hattiesburg, MS
  Cemetery

  1.6 mi
• Riverview Cemetery

  1901 East Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, MS
  Municipal cemetery

  1.7 mi
• William Burkett Cemetery

  James Street, Hattiesburg, MS
  Cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Bennett Cemetery

  Lakeview Road, Hattiesburg, MS · est. 1871
  Cemetery

  2.1 mi
• Petal Cemetery

  Petal, MS
  Cemetery

  2.2 mi
• First Baptist Church of Glendale

  Glendale Avenue, Hattiesburg, MS
  Baptist cemetery

  2.6 mi
• Highland Cemetery

  3401 West 7th Street, Hattiesburg, MS
  Municipal cemetery

  2.7 mi

• Moore Funeral Services

  Funeral home · Hattiesburg · (601) 544-2141
  0.3 mi
• Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Hattiesburg · (601) 582-1571
  0.7 mi
• Century Funeral Home & Cremation Services, LLC

  Funeral home · Hattiesburg · (601) 583-1761
  0.7 mi
• Mcswain & Myers Funeral Services, Llc

  Funeral home · Hattiesburg · (601) 336-9104
  0.8 mi
• Hall-Fairley Funeral Services

  Funeral home · Hattiesburg · (601) 602-6155
  0.9 mi
• A & A Memorial Chapel

  Funeral chapel · Hattiesburg · (601) 544-0432
  1.8 mi

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