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Cemeteries in Madison County, MS
Madison County, Mississippi has 157 cemeteries in our directory, listed under 8 nearby cities and towns. The most listings are near Canton (63), Madison (25) and Flora (24). Among them are 48 church cemeteries (31%), 21 family cemeteries (13%) and 12 Baptist cemeteries (8%).
157
cemeteries
8
towns represented
0
historic
48
church cemeteries
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All cemeteries in Madison County
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- Humble Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church CemeteryCantonBaptist cemetery
- Mount Hope Baptist CemeteryCantonBaptist cemetery
- Saint John Missionary Baptist Church CemeteryCantonBaptist cemetery
- Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church CemeteryCantonBaptist cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Methodist CemeteryCantonMethodist cemetery
- Woodman Hill Missionary Baptist Church CemeteryKearney ParkBaptist cemetery
- Bethel Church CemeteryPickensChurch cemetery
- Camden CemeteryPickensCemetery
- Damascus Church CemeteryFloraChurch cemetery
- Eugene Garrett Memorial Garden CemeteryCantonMemorial park
- Fearns Chapel CemeteryFloraChurch cemetery
- Flora CemeteryFloraCemetery
- Greenwood CemeteryPickensCemetery
- Hayes CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Jackson CemeteryFloraCemetery
- Lula CemeteryFloraCemetery
- McMahon CemeteryMadisonCemetery
- Montgomery CemeteryMadisonCemetery
- Mount Bluff Balfour - Gartley CemeteryKearney ParkCemetery
- Mount Elam CemeteryKearney ParkCemetery
- Mount Pisgah CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Mount Pleasant CemeteryMadisonCemetery
- Natchez Trace Memorial Park CemeteryMadisonMemorial park
- New Hope Grove CemeteryRidgelandCemetery
- Pleasant Gift CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Saint Mark Church of God In Christ CemeteryCantonChurch cemetery
- Saint Peters Church CemeteryPickensChurch cemetery
- Shady Grove Church CemeteryFloraChurch cemetery
- Shiloh CemeteryPickensCemetery
- Smith Chapel CemeteryKearney ParkChurch cemetery
- Soule Chapel CemeteryPickensChurch cemetery
- Thornton Chapel CemeteryCantonChurch cemetery
- Truelight Church CemeteryCantonChurch cemetery
- Virgin Mary CemeteryCarthageCemetery
- Zion Chapel CemeteryCantonChurch cemetery
- Damascus Baptist CemeteryFloraBaptist cemetery
- Fairview Church CemeteryMadisonChristian cemetery
- Good Hope Baptist Church CemeteryFloraBaptist cemetery
- Lone Pine Baptist CemeteryCantonBaptist cemetery
- Mount Center Missionary Baptist Church CemeteryFloraChristian cemetery
- Mount Charity Missionary Baptist Church CemeteryRidgelandBaptist cemetery
- Old Madison Presbyterian CemeteryCantonPresbyterian cemetery
- Old Sulphur Springs Catholic CemeteryCantonCatholic cemetery
- Parkway Memorial CemeteryRidgelandChristian cemetery
- Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church CemeteryCantonBaptist cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist CemeteryPickensChristian cemetery
- Priestley Chapel Missionary Baptist Church CemeteryCantonBaptist cemetery
- Rocky Hill Methodist CemeteryRidgelandMethodist cemetery
- Rocky Hill Methodist Church CemeteryPickensMethodist cemetery
- Ross CemeteryMadisonChristian cemetery
- Saint Joseph Catholic Church CemeteryMadisonCatholic cemetery
- Sharon Methodist Church CemeteryCantonMethodist cemetery
- Truelight Mission Baptist CemeteryCantonBaptist cemetery
- Abernathy Family CemeteryFloraFamily cemetery
- Adcock Family CemeteryGoodmanFamily cemetery
- Anderson CemeteryFloraCemetery
- Anderson CemeteryFloraCemetery
- Andrews Chapel CemeteryPickensChurch cemetery
- Beale Family CemeteryCantonFamily cemetery
- Bethel CemeteryFloraCemetery
- Brown CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Buckhorn CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Cameron CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Camp Ground CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Canton CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Cedar Grove CemeteryFloraCemetery
- Chaney CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Chapel of the Cross CemeteryMadisonChurch cemetery
- Clark CemeteryFloraCemetery
- Clayton CemeteryFloraCemetery
- Concord CemeteryPickensCemetery
- Couparle CemeteryPickensCemetery
- Dear CemeteryPickensCemetery
- Dickson CemeteryPickensCemetery
- Farmhaven Church CemeteryCarthageChurch cemetery
- Faucette CemeteryCarthageCemetery
- Free Union Church CemeteryPickensChurch cemetery
- Galloway Family CemeteryCantonFamily cemetery
- Gilbert - Williams CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Goodloe CemeteryMadisonCemetery
- Grafton Family CemeteryCantonFamily cemetery
- Granbury CemeteryFloraCemetery
- Great Murphy Chapel CemeteryPickensChurch cemetery
- Greater Ross Chapel CemeteryMadisonChurch cemetery
- Haley CemeteryMadisonCemetery
- Hammack CemeteryFloraCemetery
- Hanging Moss CemeteryKearney ParkCemetery
- Harrell-Livingston-Runnels CemeteryFloraCemetery
- Harvey Chapel CemeteryCantonChurch cemetery
- Hatten CemeteryFloraCemetery
- Hinter CemeteryKearney ParkCemetery
- Holland Family CemeteryMadisonFamily cemetery
- Holliday Family CemeteryCantonFamily cemetery
- Hope Well Church CemeteryCantonChurch cemetery
- Horn Private CemeteryMadisonCemetery
- Jessamine CemeteryRidgelandCemetery
- Johnson Family CemeteryCantonFamily cemetery
- Jones CemeteryRidgelandCemetery
- Kearney Family CemeteryKearney ParkFamily cemetery
- Kernop Family CemeteryGoodmanFamily cemetery
- Kirkwood CemeteryGoodmanCemetery
- Kyle Place CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Leggitt Family CemeteryCantonFamily cemetery
- Lewis CemeteryMadisonCemetery
- Liberty Church CemeteryCantonChurch cemetery
- Lipscomb Family CemeteryFloraFamily cemetery
- Lott CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Lottville CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Lowe CemeteryMadisonCemetery
- Madisonville - Holland CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Martin Family CemeteryPickensFamily cemetery
- Mary Grove CemeteryCantonCemetery
- McMahon-Ridley CemeteryMadisonCemetery
- Melton - Bennett CemeteryMadisonCemetery
- Memory GardensMadisonCemetery
- Middleton Grove CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Mount Able CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Mount Olive CemeteryMadisonCemetery
- New Mount Zion CemeteryMadisonCemetery
- Old Christian Union CemeteryMadisonCemetery
- Old Hebron CemeteryCarthageCemetery
- Old Iron CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Old Truelight Church CemeteryPickensChurch cemetery
- Parkway Memorial CemeteryRidgelandCemetery
- Payne GraveCantonCemetery
- Pearl River CemeteryMadisonCemetery
- Pine Grove CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Pleasant Grove CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Powell - Thompson CemeteryKearney ParkCemetery
- Prichard CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Raytown CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Rosa Scott School CemeteryMadisonCemetery
- Saint Elizabeth CemeteryCarthageCemetery
- Sanders - Saunders Family CemeteryCantonFamily cemetery
- Sharpsburg CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Sims ChapelCantonChurch cemetery
- Sims Chapel CemeteryCantonChurch cemetery
- Smith - Nelson CemeteryMadisonCemetery
- Smith Family CemeteryFloraFamily cemetery
- Sneed CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Speake Family CemeteryCantonFamily cemetery
- Stokes Family CemeteryKearney ParkFamily cemetery
- Sutherland CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Tarpley CemeteryFloraCemetery
- Taylor - Simpson CemeteryMadisonCemetery
- Teeter CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Tougaloo Garden Memorial ParkRidgelandMemorial park
- Travis CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Tucker Family CemeteryCantonFamily cemetery
- Tyler Chapel CemeteryCantonChurch cemetery
- Union Hill CemeteryFloraCemetery
- Vernon CemeteryKearney ParkCemetery
- Wells CemeteryCantonCemetery
- White Family CemeteryCantonFamily cemetery
- Wiggins Family CemeteryCantonFamily cemetery
- Wilderwood CemeteryPickensCemetery
- Williamson Family CemeteryPickensFamily cemetery
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How Madison County compares
Madison County has 13.7 listed cemeteries per 10,000 residents, against 19.6 for Mississippi, which puts it 63rd of 82 Mississippi counties on this measure. Census estimates count 1,067 deaths here in 2024, about 178 for each of the 6 funeral homes we know of (31st of 82 by number of funeral homes).
| Measure | Madison County | Mississippi | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cemeteries per 10,000 residents | 13.7 | 19.6 | 63rd of 82 |
| Cemeteries per 100 square miles | 22.0 | 12.3 | 5th of 82 |
| Deaths in 2024 (estimate) | 1,067 | 35,843 | 6th of 82 |
| Deaths in 2024 per listed cemetery | 6.8 | 6.2 | 31st of 82 |
| Funeral homes | 6 | 476 | 31st of 82 |
| Deaths in 2024 per funeral home | 178 | 75 | 3rd of 79 |
| Cremation providers | 0 | 8 | 7th of 82 |
| Monument dealers | 0 | 13 | 14th of 82 |
| Notable burials | 5 | 289 | 15th of 82 |
Population and deaths: US Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates. Land area: 2020 Census Gazetteer. Funeral homes, cremation providers and monument dealers come from our sister directory, Funeral Home Directory USA. Ranks run from the highest value down, among Mississippi counties with the figure available. Compare Madison County with other places.
Funeral providers
Funeral homes and monument dealers in Madison County
- Breeland Funeral HomeFuneral home · Canton · (601) 859-3661
- Culpepper Funeral ServicesFuneral home · Canton · (601) 859-2031
- Family Memorial Funeral ServicesFuneral home · Canton · (601) 859-1507
- Natchez Trace Funeral HomeFuneral home · Madison · (601) 898-8565
- Parkway Funeral HomeFuneral home · Ridgeland · (601) 853-7696
- Sebrell Funeral HomeFuneral home · Ridgeland · (601) 957-6946
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
How many cemeteries are in Madison County?
We list 157 cemeteries in Madison County, Mississippi. Small family burial grounds recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey are included, so the count is higher than the number of cemeteries with an office or staff.
Where are burial records for Madison County kept?
Death certificates are held by the Mississippi vital records office and often the county clerk or health department. Individual cemeteries keep their own interment records; church cemeteries may keep them at the parish office. County historical and genealogical societies often have transcriptions of older cemeteries.
Can I visit family cemeteries in Madison County?
Many family cemeteries sit on private land. Ask the landowner before visiting. Mississippi law may give descendants a right of reasonable access, but the rules and process vary by state.
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