About Nelson Cemetery
Nelson Cemetery is a cemetery near West Hattiesburg, Lamar County, Mississippi. It lies about 8.0 mi northeast of West Hattiesburg. The grounds sit at about 269 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 674550. The nearest other listed cemetery is Lee Cemetery, about 2.1 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Jones & Son Funeral Home in Hattiesburg, about 5.4 mi away. It is one of 59 cemeteries we list in Lamar County, and 36 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, West Hattiesburg. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
31.24168, -89.47629
What Nelson 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
- Lee CemeteryPurvis, MSCemetery2.1 mi
- Bounds CemeteryWest Hattiesburg, MSCemetery2.4 mi
- Hartfield CemeteryPurvis, MSCemetery3.3 mi
- Grantham CemeteryWest Hattiesburg, MSCemetery3.4 mi
- Pine Grove CemeteryPurvis, MSCemetery3.7 mi
- Midway Cemetery Number TwoWest Hattiesburg, MSCemetery4.4 mi
- Midway Cemetery Number ThreeWest Hattiesburg, MSCemetery4.4 mi
- Sanford-Warden Family CemeteryWest Hattiesburg, MSFamily cemetery4.4 mi
- Dickens CemeteryWest Hattiesburg, MSCemetery4.4 mi
- Ladner-Muckelrath CemeteryLadner Lane, Oak Grove, MSCemetery4.5 mi
Funeral homes near Nelson Cemetery
- Jones & Son Funeral Home5.4 miFuneral home · Hattiesburg · (601) 268-2241
- Moore Funeral Service7.4 miFuneral home · Purvis · (601) 794-8731
- Pinehaven Funeral Home & Crematory LLC8.5 miCremation provider · Hattiesburg · (601) 544-5316
- Pethaven Memorial & Crematory8.7 miCremation provider · Hattiesburg · (601) 450-8757
- Forrest Funeral Home9.4 miFuneral home · Hattiesburg · (601) 264-1816
- A & A Memorial Chapel11 miFuneral chapel · Hattiesburg · (601) 544-0432
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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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