Cedar Lawn Cemetery (Jackson, Mississippi)

Cedar Lawn Cemetery, also known as Cedarlawn Cemetery, was created in 1899, becoming the second official public cemetery for the city of Jackson, Mississippi.^[1]

Cedar Lawn Cemetery
Aerial view of Cedar Lawn Cemetery
Details
Established	1899[1]
Location	2434 West Capitol Street, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, U.S.
Country	United States
Coordinates	32°19′06″N 90°13′00″W
Size	75.8 acres (30.7 ha)[2]
No. of graves	>14,000 (July 2015)[2]
Find a Grave	Cedar Lawn Cemetery
The Political Graveyard	Cedar Lawn Cemetery

Notable interments

• Julian P. Alexander (1887–1953), associate justice Supreme Court of Mississippi (1941–53).
• Waldo Emerson Bailey (1896–1961), American Consul.
• Theodore DuBose Bratton (1862–1944), served as Bishop of Mississippi in The Episcopal Church from 1903 until 1938.^[3]
• Myra Hamilton Green (1924–2002), Mississippi artist who specialized in portraits and still life.
• Andrew Houston Longino (1854–1942), 35th Governor of Mississippi, in office 1900–04.^[4]
• Dunbar Rowland (1864–1937), historian and archivist who served as Director of Mississippi Department of Archives and History for 35 years.^[5]

Flying Dutchmen

Dutch memorial and grave sites in Cedar Lawn Cemetery

In the early years of World War II, Nazi Germany occupied the Netherlands.^[6] Between 1942 and 1944, the United States permitted 500 displaced Dutch aviators to train at Jackson Army Airbase, which became known as the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School.^[7] During those years, more than two dozen Dutchmen were killed in local training accidents. In recognition of their service, the City of Jackson donated a plot of ground within Cedar Lawn Cemetery to the Netherlands for burial of their dead.^[8]

See also

• Begraafplaats Cedar Lawn
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Hinds County, Mississippi