About Shields Cemetery
Shields Cemetery is a cemetery near Pearl River, Leake County, Mississippi. It lies about 12 mi southeast of Pearl River. The grounds sit at about 522 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 677663. The nearest other listed cemetery is Bethel Cemetery, about 2.6 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Beck Funeral Home, Inc. in Philadelphia, about 16 mi away. It is one of 70 cemeteries we list in Leake County, and 38 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.
Map
32.92707, -89.33756
What Shields 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
- Bethel CemeteryPearl River, MSCemetery2.6 mi
- Ebenezer CemeteryPearl River, MSCemetery2.7 mi
- Sullivan CemeteryPearl River, MSCemetery3.6 mi
- Kelley CemeteryKosciusko, MSCemetery3.6 mi
- Kelly CemeteryKosciusko, MSCemetery3.7 mi
- Remus CemeteryPearl River, MSCemetery4.0 mi
- Rattletrap CemeteryPearl River, MSCemetery4.8 mi
- White Oak CemeteryPearl River, MSCemetery5.3 mi
- Mars Hill CemeteryPearl River, MSCemetery5.5 mi
- Smallwood CemeteryLouisville, MSChristian cemetery5.5 mi
Funeral homes near Shields Cemetery
- Central Mississippi Monument Company16 miMonument dealer · Kosciusko · (662) 289-5540
- Beck Funeral Home, Inc.16 miFuneral home · Philadelphia · (601) 656-1191
- Crain Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Philadelphia · (601) 575-8722
- John E. Stephens Chapel Funeral Services16 miFuneral home · Philadelphia · (601) 656-1515
- Jordan Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Kosciusko · (662) 289-5521
- Stephens Monuments16 miMonument dealer · Philadelphia · (601) 781-4401
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