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A visit to the Carr Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Carr Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Carr Cemetery:

30.6777, -86.6538

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Carr Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Carr Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County<2>.

The county seat for Okaloosa County is located in Crestview. Crestview lies just to the northeast of the Carr Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Carr Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of the Carr Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Carr Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Beulah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
  • Holt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holt Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
  • Griffith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Griffith Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
  • New Canoe Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The New Canoe Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canoe Cemetery
  • Cobb Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Cobb Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
  • Pleasant Home Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Pleasant Home Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home Cemetery
  • Sweeney Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sweeney Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Flowers Field Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Flowers Field Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Field Cemetery
  • Ates Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ates Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ates Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Sunset Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sunset Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Valparaiso.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1058288 <5>
    • Reeder Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Reeder Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder Cemetery
    • Otahite Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Otahite Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite Cemetery
    • Early Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Early Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Early Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Niceville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71921 <5>
    • Rocky Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rocky Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Cemetery
    • Old Dorcas Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Dorcas Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dorcas Cemetery
    • Hart Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hart Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
    • Beal Memorial Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Beal Memorial Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal Memorial Cemetery
      • The Beal Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Beal Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71767 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Carr Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Carr Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Milligan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Holt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crestview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Baker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Garden City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden City is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Cannon Town
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
  • Harold
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Valparaiso
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Niceville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wright
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Wright is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
  • Otahite ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Otahite is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
  • Ocean City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ocean City is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Shalimar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Eglin Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Eglin Village is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglin Village
    • Hurlburt Field
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Fort Walton Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cinco Bayou
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Cinco Bayou is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Bayou
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • Lake Lorraine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Lake Lorraine is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lorraine
    • Mary Esther
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Mossy Head
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Destin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Destin is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Destin <6>

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Carr Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Okaloosa County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Carr Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Carr Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Okaloosa County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Carr Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #280062  (Carr Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #280062 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Okaloosa
      • Est. Elev: 19 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Holt
      • Location given for Carr Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.6776912     Lon: -86.6538433
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Okaloosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carr Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.