About Bessmay African American Cemetery
Bessmay African American Cemetery is a cemetery near Buna, Jasper County, Texas. It lies about 2.6 mi south of Buna. The nearest other listed cemetery is Antioch Cemetery, about 3.0 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is E E Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville, about 13 mi away. It is one of 61 cemeteries we list in Jasper County, and 7 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Buna. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
30.47008, -93.95143
What Bessmay African American 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
- Antioch CemeteryBuna, TXCemetery3.0 mi
- Wright CemeteryBuna, TXCemetery5.3 mi
- Morse CemeteryBuna, TXCemetery5.4 mi
- Denman CemeteryBuna, TXCemetery5.5 mi
- Wright CemeteryBuna, TXCemetery5.7 mi
- Fairview Community CemeteryBuna, TXCemetery7.5 mi
- Withers CemeteryBuna, TXCemetery7.6 mi
- Craig CemeteryEvadale, TXCemetery10 mi
- Call Community CemeteryKirbyville, TXCemetery11 mi
- Call CemeteryKirbyville, TXCemetery11 mi
Funeral homes near Bessmay African American Cemetery
- E E Stringer Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Kirbyville · (409) 423-2221
- Adams EE Stringer Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Kirbyville · (409) 423-2221
- Farmer Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Silsbee · (409) 385-2828
- Broussard's Mortuary (Silsbee)16 miMortuary · Silsbee · (409) 386-1000
- JB Coleman Memorial Mortuary16 miMortuary · Silsbee · (409) 385-6445
- Robinson Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Silsbee · (409) 385-8877
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