About Lena Cemetery
Lena Cemetery is a cemetery near Walnut Grove, Leake County, Mississippi. It lies about 7.9 mi east of Walnut Grove. The grounds sit at about 440 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Joseph H. Beeman. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1959760. The nearest other listed cemetery is Harmony Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Walnut Grove Memorial Funeral Home in Walnut Grove, about 7.8 mi away. It is one of 70 cemeteries we list in Leake County, and 33 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Walnut Grove. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Lena Cemetery
Among them: 1 Civil War veteran, 1 US representative.
- Joseph H. Beeman1833-1909American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Lena 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
32.60069, -89.59340
What Lena 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
- Harmony CemeteryWalnut Grove, MSChristian cemetery0.2 mi
- Slay CemeteryWalnut Grove, MSCemetery2.2 mi
- Cash CemeteryWalnut Grove, MSCemetery2.7 mi
- Robinson CemeteryWalnut Grove, MSCemetery2.8 mi
- Good Hope CemeteryCarthage, MSCemetery2.9 mi
- Rising Chapel CemeteryCarthage, MSChurch cemetery3.1 mi
- Cedar Grove CemeteryCarthage, MSCemetery3.6 mi
- Pilgrim Rest CemeteryWalnut Grove, MSCemetery3.6 mi
- Dumas Cemetery (historical)Carthage, MSCemetery4.5 mi
- Trinity CemeteryHillsboro, MSCemetery4.6 mi
Funeral homes near Lena Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Memorial Funeral Home7.8 miFuneral home · Walnut Grove · (601) 253-0533
- Myricks Funeral Home9.9 miFuneral home · Carthage · (601) 267-9223
- Whitehead Funeral Services9.9 miFuneral home · Carthage · (601) 298-1282
- Davidson Marble & Granite Works10 miMonument dealer · Carthage · (601) 267-3765
- Wilcox Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Carthage · (601) 267-8081
- Milling Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Walnut Grove · (601) 625-8922
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