About William Burkett Cemetery
William Burkett Cemetery is a cemetery in Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi. The grounds sit at about 144 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 667808. The nearest other listed cemetery is Riverview Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hall-Fairley Funeral Services in Hattiesburg, about 0.9 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.
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31.30649, -89.27812
What William Burkett 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
- Riverview Cemetery1901 East Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, MSMunicipal cemetery1.3 mi
- Oaklawn Cemetery401 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, MSCemetery1.8 mi
- Pine Ridge CemeteryHattiesburg, MSCemetery1.9 mi
- Forrest Memorial GardensPetal, MSMemorial park2.0 mi
- Gillis CemeteryHattiesburg, MSCemetery2.2 mi
- East 8th Street CemeteryEast 8th Street, Hattiesburg, MSCemetery2.4 mi
- Petal CemeteryPetal, MSCemetery2.7 mi
- Scott Street Cemetery1417 Scott Street, Hattiesburg, MSChristian cemetery2.9 mi
- Roseland Park CemeteryHattiesburg, MSCemetery2.9 mi
- South Hill Cemetery78 South Hills Drive, Hattiesburg, MSCemetery3.0 mi
Funeral homes near William Burkett Cemetery
- Hall-Fairley Funeral Services0.9 miFuneral home · Hattiesburg · (601) 602-6155
- Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Hattiesburg · (601) 582-1571
- Moore Funeral Services1.9 miFuneral home · Hattiesburg · (601) 544-2141
- A & A Memorial Chapel2.0 miFuneral chapel · Hattiesburg · (601) 544-0432
- Century Funeral Home & Cremation Services, LLC2.2 miFuneral home · Hattiesburg · (601) 583-1761
- Mcswain & Myers Funeral Services, Llc2.3 miFuneral home · Hattiesburg · (601) 336-9104
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Frequently asked questions
Where is William Burkett Cemetery located?
William Burkett Cemetery is at James Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 in Forrest County. GPS coordinates: 31.30649, -89.27812.
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