About Lancaster Cemetery
Lancaster Cemetery is a cemetery near Richton, Jones County, Mississippi. It lies about 11 mi southeast of Richton. The grounds sit at about 184 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 693684. The nearest other listed cemetery is Ovett Cemetery, about 2.2 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Jones and Son Funeral Home in Richton, about 11 mi away. It is one of 103 cemeteries we list in Jones County, and 26 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Richton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
31.47572, -89.06005
What Lancaster 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
- Ovett CemeteryRichton, MSCemetery2.2 mi
- County Line CemeteryRichton, MSCemetery2.9 mi
- Beech CemeteryEllisville, MSCemetery3.3 mi
- Woodard CemeteryRichton, MSCemetery4.8 mi
- Odom CemeteryEllisville, MSCemetery4.9 mi
- Brown CemeteryRichton, MSCemetery5.9 mi
- Walters CemeteryPetal, MSCemetery5.9 mi
- Walters CemeteryPetal, MSCemetery5.9 mi
- Mount Moriah CemeteryEllisville, MSChristian cemetery6.0 mi
- Jordan CemeteryPetal, MSCemetery7.1 mi
Funeral homes near Lancaster Cemetery
- Jones and Son Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Richton · (601) 788-6000
- Dykes Chapel12 miFuneral home · Richton
- Jones Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Ellisville · (601) 477-8703
- Ellisville Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Ellisville · (601) 477-3797
- Jones & Son Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Moselle · (601) 584-7913
- Moore Funeral Services14 miFuneral home · Petal · (601) 582-1899
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