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:
33.2993, -88.6162
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 Lowndes County<2>.
The county seat for Lowndes County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> 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 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Carr Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Carr Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crawford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wilkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Henkle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Henkle Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henkle Cemetery
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Brooksville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brooksville Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville Cemetery
- Crigler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Crigler Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Tolliver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Tolliver Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Jennings Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- Wicks Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wicks Memorial Gardens is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wicks Memorial Gardens is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Columbus.
- The Wicks Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Wicks Cemetery
- Wicks Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63610 <5>
- Prairie Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Crawford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Brooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Artesia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Deerbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Sessums
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bent Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Macon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clayton Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Ravine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Starkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mashulaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Columbus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Longview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Pickensville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- New Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Mhoons Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Memphis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Adaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- West Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bradley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
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 Lowndes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Carr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brooksville
- Columbus
- Macon
- Pickensville
- Starkville
- West Point
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lowndes 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 #710085 (Carr Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #710085 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: Lowndes
- Est. Elev: 95 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crawford East
- Location given for Carr Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2992899 Lon: -88.6161576
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Lowndes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |