About Alexander Cemetery
Alexander Cemetery is a cemetery near Oxford, Marshall County, Mississippi. It lies about 16 mi south of Oxford. The grounds sit at about 381 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Adam Rankin Alexander. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 666184. The nearest other listed cemetery is New Hope Cemetery, about 1.8 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Wilkins Chapel in Holly Springs, about 6.5 mi away. It is one of 125 cemeteries we list in Marshall County, and 53 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Oxford. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Alexander Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative.
- Adam Rankin Alexander1781-1848American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Alexander 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
34.59398, -89.60202
What Alexander 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
- New Hope CemeteryOxford, MSCemetery1.8 mi
- Mount Moriah CemeteryOxford, MSCemetery2.1 mi
- Peel CemeteryOxford, MSCemetery2.4 mi
- Dean CemeteryOxford, MSCemetery3.0 mi
- Dean CemeteryOxford, MSCemetery3.0 mi
- New Hope CemeteryOxford, MSCemetery3.2 mi
- Mount Comfort CemeteryOxford, MSCemetery3.3 mi
- Wyatt CemeteryOxford, MSCemetery3.5 mi
- Harris Chapel CemeterySenatobia, MSChurch cemetery3.9 mi
- Chulahoma CemeteryByhalia, MSCemetery4.0 mi
Funeral homes near Alexander Cemetery
- Wilkins Chapel6.5 miFuneral home · Holly Springs · (662) 551-4302
- Tutor Memorial Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Oxford · (662) 513-4433
- Serenity Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Holly Springs · (662) 252-6061
- Serenity Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Holly Springs · (662) 252-6061
- Serenity-Martin Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Oxford · (662) 238-7787
- Hodges Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Oxford · (662) 236-0004
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