About Wittington Cemetery
Wittington Cemetery is a cemetery near Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi. It lies about 14 mi west of Wiggins. The grounds sit at about 144 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Joseph Hilliard Cain, Sr.. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 695166. The nearest other listed cemetery is Old King Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Owens Ramey Funeral Services in Wiggins, about 14 mi away. It is one of 43 cemeteries we list in Stone County, and 27 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Wiggins. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Wittington Cemetery
Among them: 1 World War I veteran.
- Joseph Hilliard Cain, Sr.1892-1962U.S. military officer, Mississippi legislator, educator, and preacher
People whose Wikidata entry gives Wittington 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
30.81036, -88.90179
What Wittington 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
- Old King CemeteryWiggins, MSCemetery1.2 mi
- Pine Bluff CemeteryLatimer, MSCemetery2.4 mi
- Alexander CemeteryWiggins, MSCemetery3.0 mi
- Byrd - Cowart CemeteryLucedale, MSCemetery3.6 mi
- Sweetwater CemeteryLucedale, MSChristian cemetery4.3 mi
- Hickman CemeteryWiggins, MSCemetery4.3 mi
- Walker CemeteryLatimer, MSCemetery4.6 mi
- O'Neal CemeteryWiggins, MSCemetery5.2 mi
- Little Sweetwater CemeteryLucedale, MSChristian cemetery5.4 mi
- Cain CemeteryLatimer, MSCemetery5.5 mi
Funeral homes near Wittington Cemetery
- Owens Ramey Funeral Services14 miFuneral home · Wiggins · (601) 928-2199
- Moore Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Wiggins · (601) 928-4522
- Trinity Funeral Services16 miFuneral home · Mchenry · (601) 928-5558
- Moments Funeral Home18 miFuneral home · Lucedale · (601) 947-3756
- Cowan Funeral Home LLC19 miFuneral home · Lucedale · (601) 766-0144
- Sigler Funeral Home20 miFuneral home · Lucedale · (601) 947-3112
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