About Jessamine Cemetery
Jessamine Cemetery is a cemetery near Ridgeland, Madison County, Mississippi. It lies about 1.0 mi southwest of Ridgeland. The grounds sit at about 341 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Bill Waller. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 671864. The nearest other listed cemetery is Natchez Trace Memorial Park Cemetery, about 0.8 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Natchez Trace Funeral Home in Madison, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 157 cemeteries we list in Madison County, and 63 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Ridgeland. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Jessamine Cemetery
Among them: 1 governor, 1 Korean War veteran.
- Bill Waller1926-2011American governor of Mississippi
People whose Wikidata entry gives Jessamine 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
32.43486, -90.11730
What Jessamine 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
- Natchez Trace Memorial Park CemeteryMadison, MSMemorial park0.8 mi
- Memory GardensMadison, MSCemetery0.9 mi
- Mount Charity Missionary Baptist Church CemeteryRidgeland, MSBaptist cemetery1.7 mi
- Old Christian Union CemeteryMadison, MSCemetery1.8 mi
- Rosa Scott School CemeteryMadison, MSCemetery2.0 mi
- Parkway Memorial CemeteryRidgeland, MSCemetery2.4 mi
- Melton - Bennett CemeteryMadison, MSCemetery2.4 mi
- Jones CemeteryRidgeland, MSCemetery2.5 mi
- Parkway Memorial CemeteryRidgeland, MSChristian cemetery2.5 mi
- Johnson CemeteryRidgeland, MSCemetery2.6 mi
Funeral homes near Jessamine Cemetery
- Natchez Trace Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Madison · (601) 898-8565
- Sebrell Funeral Home2.2 miFuneral home · Ridgeland · (601) 957-6946
- Parkway Funeral Home2.3 miFuneral home · Ridgeland · (601) 853-7696
- Lakeover Memorial Funeral Home5.6 miFuneral home · Jackson · (601) 362-0162
- Collins Northside Chapel6.8 miFuneral home · Jackson
- Wright Furguson Funeral Home6.8 miFuneral home · Brandon · (601) 664-0073
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