About Florence Cemetery
Florence Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Sharon, Jones County, Mississippi. It lies about 6.3 mi west of Sharon. The grounds sit at about 328 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 707349. The nearest other listed cemetery is Choctaw Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Gilmore Funeral Care in Heidelberg, about 6.7 mi away. It is one of 103 cemeteries we list in Jones County, and 36 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Sharon. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
31.78988, -88.99060
What Florence 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
- Choctaw CemeterySharon, MSChristian cemetery0.5 mi
- Bethel CemeterySharon, MSCemetery1.9 mi
- May CemeterySharon, MSCemetery2.2 mi
- Sandersville CemeterySharon, MSCemetery2.3 mi
- Blackledge CemeterySharon, MSCemetery2.3 mi
- McGill CemeterySharon, MSCemetery2.4 mi
- McFarland CemeterySharon, MSCemetery3.5 mi
- Pine Grove Baptist Church CemeterySharon, MSBaptist cemetery4.2 mi
- Erratta CemeterySharon, MSCemetery4.4 mi
- Fall CemeterySharon, MSCemetery4.5 mi
Funeral homes near Florence Cemetery
- Gilmore Funeral Care6.7 miFuneral home · Heidelberg · (601) 787-2142
- Gilmores Funeral Home7.0 miFuneral home · Heidelberg · (601) 787-2142
- Memory Chapel Funeral Home9.7 miFuneral home · Laurel · (601) 428-5235
- Chapel of Angels Funeral Home9.9 miFuneral chapel · Laurel · (601) 428-2011
- Brown Mortuary9.9 miMortuary · Laurel · (601) 426-3244
- Malone Funeral Home and Florist12 miFuneral home · Laurel · (601) 428-0212
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Frequently asked questions
Is Florence 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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