About Nelson Cemetery
Nelson Cemetery is a cemetery near Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi. It lies about 17 mi east of Hazlehurst. The grounds sit at about 410 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 674551. The nearest other listed cemetery is Greenlee Cemetery, about 2.0 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Greater Zion Chapel in Caseyville, about 15 mi away. It is one of 85 cemeteries we list in Copiah County, and 42 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Hazlehurst. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
31.89099, -90.69148
What Nelson 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
- Greenlee CemeteryPort Gibson, MSCemetery2.0 mi
- Hulburt CemeteryPort Gibson, MSCemetery2.8 mi
- Trimm CemeteryPort Gibson, MSCemetery3.2 mi
- Pisgah CemeteryPort Gibson, MSCemetery3.4 mi
- Beech Grove CemeteryPort Gibson, MSCemetery3.7 mi
- Sarepta CemeteryPort Gibson, MSBaptist cemetery4.6 mi
- Hawkins CemeteryHazlehurst, MSCemetery4.6 mi
- Bethel CemeteryHazlehurst, MSCemetery4.6 mi
- Grant CemeteryHazlehurst, MSCemetery4.7 mi
- Little Zion CemeteryHazlehurst, MSCemetery4.9 mi
Funeral homes near Nelson Cemetery
- Greater Zion Chapel15 miFuneral home · Caseyville
- Westhaven Memorial Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Utica · (601) 885-9551
- Glenwood Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Utica · (601) 885-8830
- Stringer Family Funeral Services16 miFuneral home · Hazlehurst · (601) 894-1331
- Westhaven Memorial Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Hazlehurst · (601) 892-7770
- Hazlehurst Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Hazlehurst
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
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