About Salem Cemetery
Salem Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi. It lies about 6.0 mi northeast of Quitman. The grounds sit at about 289 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 709469. The nearest other listed cemetery is Center Ridge Cemetery, about 2.4 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Wright's Funeral Home in Quitman, about 6.1 mi away. It is one of 66 cemeteries we list in Clarke County, and 37 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Quitman. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
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31.96265, -88.77504
What Salem 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
- Center Ridge CemeteryQuitman, MSCemetery2.4 mi
- McGowan Chapel CemeteryQuitman, MSChristian cemetery2.8 mi
- Harmony CemeteryQuitman, MSCemetery3.1 mi
- De Soto CemeteryQuitman, MSCemetery3.3 mi
- White Oak CemeteryQuitman, MSCemetery3.5 mi
- Covington CemeteryQuitman, MSCemetery3.9 mi
- Elwood CemeteryQuitman, MSCemetery4.3 mi
- Oak Grove Baptist Church CemeteryQuitman, MSBaptist cemetery4.6 mi
- Old Pleasant Hill CemeteryQuitman, MSCemetery4.8 mi
- Hepzibah CemeteryQuitman, MSChristian cemetery5.0 mi
Funeral homes near Salem Cemetery
- Wright's Funeral Home6.1 miFuneral home · Quitman · (601) 776-2103
- Berry and Gardner Funeral Homes6.8 miFuneral home · Quitman · (601) 776-9286
- Gilmores Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Heidelberg · (601) 787-2142
- Gilmore Funeral Care13 miFuneral home · Heidelberg · (601) 787-2142
- Freeman Funeral Home21 miFuneral home · Waynesboro · (601) 735-4347
- Turner Funeral Home22 miFuneral home · Waynesboro · (601) 735-4733
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Frequently asked questions
Is Salem Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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