About Hillcrest Cemetery
Hillcrest Cemetery is a cemetery near Petal, Forrest County, Mississippi. It lies about 0.8 mi west of Petal. The grounds sit at about 230 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: William Leon Clark. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 671214. The nearest other listed cemetery is Petal Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Moore Funeral Services in Petal, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 71 cemeteries we list in Forrest County, and 59 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Forrest County dates to 1871. 9 of the 71 listings in Forrest County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Petal. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Hillcrest Cemetery
Among them: 1 Korean War veteran, 1 World War II veteran.
- William Leon Clark1911-2005United States chaplain and general
People whose Wikidata entry gives Hillcrest 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
31.34239, -89.24700
What Hillcrest 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
- Petal CemeteryPetal, MSCemetery1.2 mi
- Chappell CemeteryLeeville Road, Petal, MSCemetery1.4 mi
- Forrest Memorial GardensPetal, MSMemorial park1.4 mi
- Parkway Baptist Church CemeteryLeeville Road, Petal, MSBaptist cemetery1.8 mi
- Riverview Cemetery1901 East Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, MSMunicipal cemetery1.8 mi
- Grant CemeteryPetal, MSCemetery2.2 mi
- Sunrise Baptist Church CemeteryPetal, MSChristian cemetery2.7 mi
- Scott Street Cemetery1417 Scott Street, Hattiesburg, MSChristian cemetery2.9 mi
- East 8th Street CemeteryEast 8th Street, Hattiesburg, MSCemetery3.0 mi
- William Burkett CemeteryJames Street, Hattiesburg, MSCemetery3.1 mi
Funeral homes near Hillcrest Cemetery
- Moore Funeral Services0.8 miFuneral home · Petal · (601) 582-1899
- Century Funeral Home & Cremation Services, LLC2.7 miFuneral home · Hattiesburg · (601) 583-1761
- Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home2.7 miFuneral home · Hattiesburg · (601) 582-1571
- Hall-Fairley Funeral Services2.9 miFuneral home · Hattiesburg · (601) 602-6155
- Moore Funeral Services3.5 miFuneral home · Hattiesburg · (601) 544-2141
- Mcswain & Myers Funeral Services, Llc4.0 miFuneral home · Hattiesburg · (601) 336-9104
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