Petal Cemetery
Petal Cemetery is a cemetery in Forrest, Mississippi.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include African American Military History Museum and Hattiesburg station.
African American Military History Museum
Museum
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The African American Military History Museum, also known as East Sixth Street USO Building, located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States, opened to the public on May 23, 2009. African American Military History Museum is situated 1½ miles southwest of Petal Cemetery.
Hattiesburg station
Railway station
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Hattiesburg station, also known as Union Station and New Orleans & Northeastern Passenger Depot, is an Amtrak intercity train station located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, at 308 Newman Street. Hattiesburg station is situated 1½ miles southwest of Petal Cemetery.
Saenger Theatre
Theater building
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Saenger Theatre is a theater building, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Petal Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petal and Hattiesburg.
Petal
Town
Petal is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, along the Leaf River. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 10,454 in the 2010 census, increasing to 11,010 in the 2020 census.
Hattiesburg
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Hattiesburg is a city in Forrest County, in the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi. It is best known for being the home of the University of Southern Mississippi.
Petal Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Forrest, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.34437° or 31° 20′ 40″ northLongitude
-89.26682° or 89° 16′ 1″ westElevation
157 feet (48 metres)Open location code
863G8PVM+P7OpenStreetMap ID
way 266175008OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
4440838
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