A visit to the Carson 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 Carson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Carson Cemetery:
34.2937, -90.6590
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Carson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Carson Cemetery is located in Coahoma County<2>.
The county seat for Coahoma County is located in Clarksdale. Clarksdale lies just to the southeast of the Carson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Carson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Carson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Carson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
- Lonesome Pine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sycamore Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Humber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Humber Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humber Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pee Dee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pee Dee Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Old Dickerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Aaron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Aaron Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Aaron Cemetery
- The Mt. Aaron Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Aaron Church Cemetery
- Moten Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Moten Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moten Cemetery
- Zion Traveler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dickerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Armistead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Armistead Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Friars Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Friars Point Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Saunders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Saunders Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders Cemetery
- Busby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Busby Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- St. Claire Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Claire Cemetery is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Claire Cemetery
- Oakridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakridge Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge Cemetery
- Maynard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard 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 Carson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Carson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Friars Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Clover Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clarksdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Lyon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Old Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Coahoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eagles Nest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Sunflower Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Hopson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Jonestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wabash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Elaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lakeview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Oneida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Alligator
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Claremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Rich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rich is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Africa ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Lula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powell is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Huma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Huma is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Helena - West Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
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 Carson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coahoma County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Carson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarksdale
- Friars Point
- Helena
- West Helena
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Carson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Coahoma 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 Carson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #668102 (Carson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #668102 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: Coahoma
- Est. Elev: 52 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Friars Point
- Location given for Carson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2937171 Lon: -90.6589918
- 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 Coahoma, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carson 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |