About Nelson Cemetery
Nelson Cemetery is a cemetery near Holly Springs, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi. It lies about 10 mi southwest of Holly Springs. The grounds sit at about 236 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 691196. The nearest other listed cemetery is Buckley Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Johnson Funeral Home Inc in Prentiss, about 10 mi away. It is one of 196 cemeteries we list in Jefferson Davis County, and 83 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Holly Springs. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
31.44906, -89.89952
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
- Buckley CemeteryPrentiss, MSCemetery1.2 mi
- Williamson CemeteryHolly Springs, MSCemetery1.6 mi
- Oglesby CemeteryHolly Springs, MSCemetery1.6 mi
- Loftin CemeteryPrentiss, MSCemetery2.0 mi
- Ezekiel Loftin CemeteryPrentiss, MSCemetery2.2 mi
- Bass CemeteryHolly Springs, MSCemetery2.5 mi
- Branton CemeteryHolly Springs, MSCemetery2.8 mi
- Palestine CemeteryPrentiss, MSCemetery2.8 mi
- Blackwell CemeteryPrentiss, MSCemetery2.8 mi
- Society Hill CemeteryHolly Springs, MSCemetery3.0 mi
Funeral homes near Nelson Cemetery
- Johnson Funeral Home Inc10 miFuneral home · Prentiss · (601) 792-5629
- Laird's Mortuary11 miMortuary · Prentiss · (601) 792-4500
- Saulters-Moore Funeral Services11 miFuneral home · Prentiss · (601) 792-4229
- Smith Funeral Home & Burial14 miFuneral home · Columbia · (601) 736-2257
- Cook Galloway Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Columbia · (601) 736-3382
- Colonial Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Columbia · (601) 736-5361
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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.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.