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This list of cemeteries in Mississippi includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed)
cemeteries A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...
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columbaria A columbarium (; pl. columbaria) is a structure for the reverential and usually public storage of funerary urns, holding cremated remains of the deceased. The term can also mean the nesting boxes of pigeons. The term comes from the Latin "'' colu ...
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mausolea A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or Chamber tomb, burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum ...
which are historical and/or notable. It does not include
pet cemeteries A pet cemetery is a cemetery for pets. History Many human cultures buried animal remains. For example, the Ancient Egyptians mummified and buried cats, which they considered deities, and the largest known dog cemetery in the ancient wor ...
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Adams County

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Cemetery Bluff District The Cemetery Bluff District, on Cemetery Rd. in Natchez, Mississippi, is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It includes a mix of Victorian architectural styles. The district comprises twen ...
, Natchez; NRHP-listed *
Natchez National Cemetery Natchez National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Natchez overlooking the Mississippi River in Adams County, Mississippi. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses , and as ...
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Natchez Natchez may refer to: Places * Natchez, Alabama, United States * Natchez, Indiana, United States * Natchez, Louisiana, United States * Natchez, Mississippi, a city in southwestern Mississippi, United States * Grand Village of the Natchez, a site o ...
; NRHP-listed


Alcorn County

* Corinth National Cemetery,
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; NRHP-listed


Claiborne County

* Catholic Cemetery (Port Gibson, Mississippi), Port Gibson; NRHP-listed * Golden West Cemetery, Port Gibson; NRHP-listed * Grand Gulf Cemetery at Grand Gulf Military State Park, Port Gibson; NRHP-listed *
Jewish Cemetery A Jewish cemetery ( he, בית עלמין ''beit almin'' or ''beit kvarot'') is a cemetery where Jews are buried in keeping with Jewish tradition. Cemeteries are referred to in several different ways in Hebrew, including ''beit kevarot'' ...
, Port Gibson; NRHP-listed *
Wintergreen Cemetery Wintergreen Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Port Gibson, Mississippi. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 22, 1979. It is located at East Greenwood Street. Notable burials * Samuel Reading Bertron (1865–1938), b ...
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Port Gibson Port Gibson is a city in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,567 at the 2010 census. Port Gibson is the county seat of Claiborne County, which is bordered on the west by the Mississippi River. It is the site of th ...
; NRHP-listed


Grenada County

* Odd Fellows and Confederate Cemetery,
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; NRHP-listed * Providence Cemetery (Grenada, Mississippi); NRHP-listed


Harrison County

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Biloxi National Cemetery Biloxi National Cemetery is a U.S. National Cemetery that is located in Biloxi, Mississippi on the grounds of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), near Keesler Air Force Base. It occupies approximately , and is site to ove ...
, Biloxi


Hinds County

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Cedar Lawn Cemetery Cedar Lawn Cemetery is a rural cemetery in Paterson, New Jersey, and is also considered one of the finest Victorian cemeteries in the USA. Cedar Lawn Cemetery officially opened in September 1867, and recorded its first burial on September 27, 186 ...
, Jackson * Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson; NRHP-listed *
Mount Olive Cemetery Mount Olive Cemetery or Mt. Olive Cemetery may refer to: * Mount Olive Cemetery (Chicago) * Mount Olive Cemetery (Jackson, Mississippi), NRHP-listed in Hinds County * Mt. Olive Cemetery (Clarksville, Tennessee), NRHP-listed in Montgomery County ...
, Jackson; NRHP-listed


Holmes County

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Acona Church, Cemetery, and School Acona Church, Cemetery, and School is a historic complex near in Lexington, Mississippi, in the community of Acona. This combination of church, school and cemetery was once common in rural areas, but the Acona complex is one of the few survivi ...
, near Lexington; NRHP-listed


Jackson County

* Evergreen Cemetery (Ocean Springs, Mississippi), Ocean Springs; NRHP-listed


Jefferson County

* Jefferson Chapel A.M.E. Church and Cemetery, Natchez; NRHP-listed


Lauderdale County

* Beth Israel Cemetery, Congregation Beth Israel, Meridian; NRHP-listed * McLemore Cemetery,
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; NRHP-listed


Lowndes County

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Friendship Cemetery Friendship Cemetery is a cemetery located in Columbus, Mississippi. In 1849, the cemetery was established on 5 acres by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. With . The original layout consisted of three interlocking circles, signifying the Odd F ...
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Columbus Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to: * Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer * Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio Columbus may also refer to: Places ...
* Sandfield Cemetery, Columbus


Madison County

* Canton Cemetery,
Canton Canton may refer to: Administrative division terminology * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and ent ...
; NHRP-listed


Marshall County

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Hillcrest Cemetery Hillcrest Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States. Established in 1837, it is known as the "Little Arlington of the South." It contains the burials of five Confederate generals. Location The cemetery is locat ...
, Holly Springs; NRHP-listed


Monroe County

* Mound Cemetery Site, Amory; NRHP-listed


Neshoba County

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Cedarlawn Cemetery Cedarlawn Cemetery is a cemetery located in Philadelphia, Mississippi. It is also sometimes spelled Cedar Lawn Cemetery. Multiple people of note are interred at Cedarlawn Cemetery: * Adam M. Byrd (1859–1912), US Congressman * Florence Mars ...
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Oktibbeha County

* Odd Fellows Cemetery, Starkville; NRHP-listed * Starkville Colored Cemetery, Starkville; NRHP-listed


Rankin County

* Brandon Cemetery,
Brandon Brandon may refer to: Names and people *Brandon (given name), a male given name * Brandon (surname), a surname with several different origins Places Australia *Brandon, a farm and 19th century homestead in Seaham, New South Wales *Brandon, Q ...
; NRHP-listed


Sunflower County

* Parchman Cemeteries at
Mississippi State Penitentiary Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP), also known as Parchman Farm, is a maximum-security prison farm located in unincorporated Sunflower County, Mississippi, in the Mississippi Delta region. Occupying about of land, *
Anshe Chesed Cemetery The Anshe Chesed Cemetery is a historic Jewish cemetery located in Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.. It is located adjacent to the Vicksburg National Military Park, however it is set apart by a line of trees and has its entrance on Grove Street. It ...
, Vicksburg; NRHP-listed *
Beulah Cemetery Beulah is a term from the Biblical Hebrew to refer to the Lord's country, Beulah (land). It may also refer to: People *Beulah (given name), derivation of the name and list of people with this name *Beulah (singer), UK-based female singer-songwr ...
, Vicksburg; NHRP-listed * Cedar Hill Cemetery,
Vicksburg Vicksburg most commonly refers to: * Vicksburg, Mississippi, a city in western Mississippi, United States * The Vicksburg Campaign, an American Civil War campaign * The Siege of Vicksburg, an American Civil War battle Vicksburg is also the name of ...
* Vicksburg National Military Park,
Vicksburg Vicksburg most commonly refers to: * Vicksburg, Mississippi, a city in western Mississippi, United States * The Vicksburg Campaign, an American Civil War campaign * The Siege of Vicksburg, an American Civil War battle Vicksburg is also the name of ...
; NRHP-listed


Washington County

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Live Oak Cemetery Old Live Oak Cemetery is an historic cemetery in Selma, Alabama that was founded in 1829 and expanded in 1877. The newer portion is sometimes called New Live Oak Cemetery and the cemetery is collectively known as Live Oak Cemetery. It contains ...
, Greenville; NRHP-listed


See also

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List of cemeteries in the United States This is a list of cemeteries in the United States. The list includes both active and historic sites, and does not include pet cemeteries. At the end of the list by states, cemeteries in territories of the United States are included. The list is ...
* Pioneer cemetery *
Mount Zion Memorial Fund The Mount Zion Memorial Fund is a non-profit corporation formed in 1989 and named after the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Morgan City, Mississippi, United States. The fund was organized by Raymond 'Skip' Henderson, a former social worke ...
, nonprofit for financial aid for rural cemeteries without grave markers in the state of Mississippi *
National Register of Historic Places listings in Mississippi __NOTOC__ This is a list of properties and districts in Mississippi that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are more than 1,400 sites distributed among all of Mississippi's 82 counties. The locations of National Registe ...


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