About Salem Cemetery
Salem Cemetery is a cemetery near Richton, Wayne County, Mississippi. It lies about 15 mi south of Richton. 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 706445. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hollis Creek Cemetery, about 2.9 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Dykes Chapel in Richton, about 10.0 mi away. It is one of 66 cemeteries we list in Wayne County, and 13 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
31.55294, -88.87560
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
- Hollis Creek CemeteryRichton, MSCemetery2.9 mi
- Strengthford CemeteryLaurel, MSCemetery4.3 mi
- Shows CemeteryWaynesboro, MSCemetery5.0 mi
- Mulberry CemeteryRichton, MSCemetery5.3 mi
- Corinth CemeteryRichton, MSCemetery5.3 mi
- Shirley Place CemeteryWaynesboro, MSCemetery5.9 mi
- Sanderson CemeteryWaynesboro, MSCemetery7.7 mi
- Mozingo CemeteryWaynesboro, MSCemetery8.7 mi
- Brown CemeteryRichton, MSCemetery8.9 mi
- Hickory Grove CemeteryRichton, MSCemetery9.3 mi
Funeral homes near Salem Cemetery
- Dykes Chapel10.0 miFuneral home · Richton
- Jones and Son Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Richton · (601) 788-6000
- McDonald & Sons Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Waynesboro · (601) 735-4337
- Turner Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Waynesboro · (601) 735-4733
- Freeman Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Waynesboro · (601) 735-4347
- Chapel of Angels Funeral Home18 miFuneral chapel · Laurel · (601) 428-2011
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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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