About Bethany Cemetery
Bethany Cemetery is a cemetery near Pearl River, Neshoba County, Mississippi. It lies about 2.3 mi east of Pearl River. The grounds sit at about 482 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Bob Ferguson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 666859. The nearest other listed cemetery is Harmony Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Crain Funeral Home in Philadelphia, about 8.6 mi away. It is one of 60 cemeteries we list in Neshoba County, and 34 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Pearl River. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Bethany Cemetery
Among them: 1 musician, 1 writer.
- Bob Ferguson1927-2001American country music songwriter and record producer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Bethany 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
32.77263, -89.26617
What Bethany 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
- Harmony CemeteryPearl River, MSCemetery1.2 mi
- Hope CemeteryPearl River, MSChristian cemetery2.0 mi
- McNeill CemeteryPearl River, MSCemetery2.1 mi
- Black Jack CemeteryPearl River, MSChristian cemetery2.5 mi
- Barrett Cemetery (historical)Pearl River, MSCemetery4.0 mi
- Laurel Hill CemeteryColdwater, MSCemetery4.2 mi
- Oak Grove CemeteryPearl River, MSCemetery5.0 mi
- Ebenezer CemeteryPearl River, MSCemetery5.0 mi
- Carolina CemeteryColdwater, MSCemetery5.5 mi
- White Oak CemeteryPearl River, MSCemetery6.3 mi
Funeral homes near Bethany Cemetery
- Crain Funeral Home8.6 miFuneral home · Philadelphia · (601) 575-8722
- Stephens Monuments9.0 miMonument dealer · Philadelphia · (601) 781-4401
- John E. Stephens Chapel Funeral Services9.0 miFuneral home · Philadelphia · (601) 656-1515
- McClain-Hays Funeral Service9.9 miFuneral home · Philadelphia · (601) 656-1212
- Beck Funeral Home, Inc.9.9 miFuneral home · Philadelphia · (601) 656-1191
- Milling Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Walnut Grove · (601) 625-8922
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