About Simmons Cemetery
Simmons Cemetery is a cemetery near Purvis, Forrest County, Mississippi. It lies about 10 mi northwest of Purvis. The grounds sit at about 253 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 694794. The nearest other listed cemetery is Granny Bounds Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Trinity Funeral Services in Lumberton, about 9.8 mi away. It is one of 71 cemeteries we list in Forrest County, and 34 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, Purvis. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
31.05442, -89.27011
What Simmons 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
- Granny Bounds CemeteryPurvis, MSCemetery1.3 mi
- Cameron CemeteryPurvis, MSCemetery1.8 mi
- Anderson CemeteryPurvis, MSCemetery2.2 mi
- Rock Hill Church (historical)Purvis, MSChurch cemetery2.9 mi
- Rock Hill CemeteryPurvis, MSCemetery3.1 mi
- Grace Chapel Baptist Church CemeteryPurvis, MSBaptist cemetery3.7 mi
- Anderson CemeteryPurvis, MSCemetery3.9 mi
- Carnes Baptist Church CemeteryCarnes Road, Carnes, MSChristian cemetery4.4 mi
- Battson CemeteryLumberton, MSCemetery4.5 mi
- Haven Memorial Garden CemeteryNew Augusta, MSMemorial park5.0 mi
Funeral homes near Simmons Cemetery
- Trinity Funeral Services9.8 miFuneral home · Lumberton · (601) 796-2030
- Moore Funeral Service11 miFuneral home · Purvis · (601) 794-8731
- Trinity Funeral Services11 miFuneral home · Lumberton · (601) 325-4357
- White Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Lumberton · (601) 796-2781
- Pethaven Memorial & Crematory14 miCremation provider · Hattiesburg · (601) 450-8757
- Pinehaven Funeral Home & Crematory LLC14 miCremation provider · Hattiesburg · (601) 544-5316
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
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