A visit to the Carter 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 Carter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Carter Cemetery:
36.5542, -88.5125
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Carter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Carter Cemetery is located in Graves County<2>.
The county seat for Graves County is located in Mayfield. Mayfield lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Carter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Carter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Carter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Carter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Day Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- The Cook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Millie P. Cook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2301726 <5>
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Jetton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Jetton Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetton Cemetery
- Lassiter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter Cemetery
- Doran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Doran Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran Cemetery
- Andrus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Andrus Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrus Cemetery
- Doublin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Doublin Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublin Cemetery
- Lynnville Pentecostal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lynnville Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pittman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Tibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Tibbs Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbs Cemetery
- Lynnville Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Seay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Boydsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Boydsville Cemetery is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydsville Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Story Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Story Chapel Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Chapel Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Carter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Carter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bell City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bell City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Protemus
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Tri City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tri City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Lynnville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Harris Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Sedalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Hazel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Murray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kirksey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Cottage Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Puryear
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Puryear is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Latham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Latham is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Conyersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Mayfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pryorsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- New Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Boston is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Whitlock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- New Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Almo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Water Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
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 Carter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Graves County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Carter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Carter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Graves 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 Carter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #488999 (Carter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #488999 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: Graves
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lynnville
- Location given for Carter Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5542242 Lon: -88.5125462
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Graves, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carter 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. |