About Piney Woods Cemetery
Piney Woods Cemetery is a cemetery near Mendenhall, Rankin County, Mississippi. It lies about 9.8 mi southeast of Mendenhall. The grounds sit at about 430 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Laurence C. Jones, Grace Morris Allen Jones and Virgia Brocks-Shedd. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 709120. The nearest other listed cemetery is Old Taylor Hill Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Tutor Funeral Home in Mendenhall, about 8.9 mi away. It is one of 115 cemeteries we list in Rankin County, and 38 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 115 listings in Rankin County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Mendenhall. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Piney Woods Cemetery
Among them: 2 writers.
- Laurence C. Jones1884-1975American academic
- Grace Morris Allen Jones1876-1928Educator, school founder, fund-raiser, postmaster, clubwoman, reformer, writer
- Virgia Brocks-Shedd1943-1992African-American poet and librarian
People whose Wikidata entry gives Piney Woods 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.
Map
32.06043, -89.99147
What Piney Woods 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
- Old Taylor Hill CemeteryFlorence, MSCemetery0.6 mi
- Campbellite CemeteryFlorence, MSCemetery2.0 mi
- Middleton Field CemeteryFlorence, MSCemetery2.5 mi
- Braxton CemeteryMendenhall, MSCemetery2.7 mi
- Rockhill CemeteryFlorence, MSChristian cemetery2.9 mi
- Holly Grove CemeteryMendenhall, MSCemetery3.5 mi
- Zion Hill CemeteryMendenhall, MSCemetery3.7 mi
- Star CemeteryFlorence, MSCemetery3.9 mi
- David Thomas CemeteryBrandon, MSCemetery4.1 mi
- Old Gum Springs CemeteryMendenhall, MSCemetery4.6 mi
Funeral homes near Piney Woods Cemetery
- Tutor Funeral Home8.9 miFuneral home · Mendenhall · (601) 847-9199
- Colonial Chapel Funeral Home9.1 miFuneral home · Mendenhall · (601) 847-4401
- J & M Funeral Home9.5 miFuneral home · Mendenhall · (601) 847-2911
- Upton Mims Mitchell Funeral Home9.8 miFuneral home · Mendenhall · (601) 847-1733
- Chancellor Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Florence · (601) 845-4449
- Deans Memorial Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Brandon · (601) 825-3884
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