Forrest County, Mississippi Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Forrest County, Mississippi from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Forrest County Overview
62
Cemeteries
26
Indexed Records
62
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Forrest County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Forrest County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Forrest County, Mississippi contains 62 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 26 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Highland Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1892 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Forrest County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Forrest County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Forrest County map overview
County center reference: 29.7217, -84.9509
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Forrest County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Forrest County Cemetery Directory
Page 2 of 3
Back to MississippiChappell Cemetery
USGSClark Cemetery
USGSCommunity Cemetery
USGSDavis Cemetery
USGSEaton Cemetery
USGSEdmonson Cemetery
USGSEnon Cemetery
USGSEntrekin Cemetery
USGSEpps Cemetery
USGSEureka Cemetery
USGSForrest Memorial Gardens
USGSGillis Cemetery
USGSGranny Bounds Cemetery
USGSGrant Cemetery
USGSHudson Cemetery
USGSJ E Bounds Memorial Cemetery
USGSJenkins Cemetery
USGSJones Cemetery
USGSJordan Cemetery
USGSKelly Cemetery
USGSLancaster Cemetery
USGSLott Cemetery
USGSMcDonalds Cemetery
USGSMcKenzie - Myers Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Forrest County, Mississippi
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
Charles W Williamson
🪦 Highland Cemetery
Elwyn Cavin
🪦 Oaklawn Cemetery
Charles Hall Mosley
🪦 Hillcrest Cemetery
Bumond Clyde Houtz
🪦 Roseland Park Cemetery
Edgar David Runnels
🪦 Runnels Cemetery
Claude Cleveland Malone
🪦 Higland Cemetery
Archie Raymond Lee
🪦 Myers-Mckenzie Cemetery
Charles Wayne Mapp
🪦 Highland Cemetery
David Zebedee Hartfield
🪦 Runnelstown Cemetery
Everett Dale Burnett
🪦 Hillcrest Cemetery
Curtis Washington
🪦 Pine Ridge Cemetery
Danny Ellis Russum
🪦 Highland Cemetery
Clifton Chapman
🪦 Heidelberg Cemetery
Elbridge E Skelton
🪦 Hillcrest Cemetery
Claude Alford Fillingame
🪦 Brooklyn Cemetery
Charles D Ingram
🪦 Highland Cemetery
Billy Bert Hamilton
🪦 Hillcrest Cemetery
Clyde Murdock Farmer
🪦 Roseland Park Cemetery
Alfred Branch
🪦 Highland Cemetery
Curtis Newton
🪦 South Hill Cemetery
David Mark Jones
🪦 Highland Cemetery
Bobbie Earl Tucker
🪦 Dixie Baptist Church Cemetery
Charles Mullen
🪦 River View Cemetery
Edward Berry
🪦 Riverview Cemetery
Surname index
Surname Index for Forrest County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Forrest County, Mississippi
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Charles W Williamson
🪦 Highland Cemetery
1945-04-29 - 2022-08-05 Rank: A1C
Elwyn Cavin
🪦 Oaklawn Cemetery
1920-07-28 - 2022-07-01 Rank: COL
Charles Hall Mosley
🪦 Hillcrest Cemetery
1928-02-05 - 2022-01-22 Rank: CPL
Bumond Clyde Houtz
🪦 Roseland Park Cemetery
1934-06-12 - 2022-01-19 Rank: CPL
Edgar David Runnels
🪦 Runnels Cemetery
1939-11-15 - 2021-11-16 Rank: MSC
Claude Cleveland Malone
🪦 Higland Cemetery
1940-08-19 - 2021-11-02 Rank: SKSN
Archie Raymond Lee
🪦 Myers-Mckenzie Cemetery
1937-01-11 - 2021-09-14 Rank: SN
Charles Wayne Mapp
🪦 Highland Cemetery
1945-06-14 - 2021-09-04 Rank: TSGT
David Zebedee Hartfield
🪦 Runnelstown Cemetery
1944-09-01 - 2021-07-29 Rank: SGT
Everett Dale Burnett
🪦 Hillcrest Cemetery
1950-04-25 - 2021-03-12 Rank: SGT
Curtis Washington
🪦 Pine Ridge Cemetery
1954-11-13 - 2021-03-07 Rank: SGT
Danny Ellis Russum
🪦 Highland Cemetery
1947-02-05 - 2021-02-20 Rank: AA
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Forrest County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Forrest County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Forrest County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Forrest County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Forrest County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Chappell Cemetery
0 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Clark Cemetery
0 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Forrest County burial records
Use a full name plus Forrest County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to Mississippi archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Forrest County
Forrest County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the Mississippi archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Forrest County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Forrest County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Forrest County?
62 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Forrest County, Mississippi, with 62 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Forrest County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Forrest County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Forrest County burial records include military branch context?
26 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Forrest County.