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Cemetery Information

Cemetery Identification
Cemetery ID:	USA-02358
Cemetery Name:	Old Canton Cemetery
Section:	B'nai Israel Section
Cemetery Location
Country:	USA
State:	Mississippi
City:	Canton
Street:	Lyon Street, between Fulton and Academy Streets
Cemetery Details
Number of Burials:	166
Number of Photographs:	30
Cemetery Description:	Old Canton Cemetery, B'nai Israel Section, Lyon St., Canton, MS, USA. 166 burials total. Cemetery for defunct Jewish congregation in Canton. Remaining Jews in Canton belong to Jackson congregation. The Jewish section, established in 1870, is located in the Southwest corner of the cemetery, behind rows of Confederate graves. Photos submitted by Roy M. Hiller 2012. Civil War Conflict Graves
Data last updated:	06/12/2012

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