About Union Cemetery
Union Cemetery is a cemetery near Sardis, Panola County, Mississippi. It lies about 5.5 mi southwest of Sardis. The grounds sit at about 420 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: James Oliver Wright. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 679038. The nearest other listed cemetery is Fredonia Cemetery, about 2.4 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Ray-Nowell Funeral Home in Sardis, about 5.6 mi away. It is one of 61 cemeteries we list in Panola County, and 42 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Sardis. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Union Cemetery
Among them: 1 inventor or engineer.
- James Oliver Wright1882-1934American drainage engineer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Union 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
34.46846, -89.82674
What Union 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
- Fredonia CemeteryComo, MSCemetery2.4 mi
- Liberty CemeterySardis, MSCemetery2.6 mi
- Simon Chapel Number 1 CemeterySardis, MSChurch cemetery2.6 mi
- Pleasant Green CemeterySardis, MSCemetery2.7 mi
- Wesley Chapel CemeterySardis, MSChurch cemetery2.7 mi
- Liberty Hill CemeteryComo, MSCemetery3.0 mi
- Little CemeterySardis, MSCemetery3.1 mi
- Simon Chapel Number 2 CemeterySardis, MSChurch cemetery3.6 mi
- Beulah CemeteryComo, MSCemetery4.2 mi
- Belmont CemeterySardis, MSCemetery4.4 mi
Funeral homes near Union Cemetery
- Ray-Nowell Funeral Home5.6 miFuneral home · Sardis · (662) 487-1234
- Henderson Funeral Home6.0 miFuneral home · Sardis · (662) 487-1127
- Wells Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Batesville
- Wells Funeral Home & Cremation Services / Forrest Memorial Park10 miFuneral home · Batesville · (662) 563-5700
- Ray-Nowell Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Senatobia · (662) 560-4430
- Cooley's Mortuary Inc13 miMortuary · Batesville · (662) 563-8829
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