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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Carson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Carson Cemetery
Lat: 33.1432° (33° 8' 35")
Lon: -90.4979° (-90° 29' 52")
The Carson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County<2>.
The county seat for Humphreys County is located in Belzoni. Belzoni lies just to the north northeast of the Carson Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Carson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Carson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bellewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellewood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bellewood Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Fullilove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fullilove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fullilove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fullilove Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Mt. Everet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Everet Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Everet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Everet Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Mathena Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathena Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mathena Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Pluto Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pluto Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pluto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pluto Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Brooks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Sky Lake Bend Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sky Lake Bend Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sky Lake Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sky Lake Bend Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Thornton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Marcella Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marcella Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marcella Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Marcella Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Graves Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Good Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Good Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Huddleston Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huddleston Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huddleston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Balup Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Balup Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Balup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Balup Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Phillips Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Hickory Ridge Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hickory Ridge Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Thornton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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.
- Belzoni
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni
- Belzoni is located in Humphreys County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belzoni <5>
- Silver City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Gooden Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jaketown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Pluto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Isola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Crump
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Bee Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Good Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Murphy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Louise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Dover ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mileston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Auter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Eden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Willet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Richey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Lake City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Inverness
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Gwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Tchula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Delta City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Tolarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tolarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Wyatt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - New Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mileston
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. The following communities are located in Humphreys County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Carson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belzoni
- Belzoni lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Carson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belzoni.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Humphreys County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Amite County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Carroll County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Holmes County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Leflore County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Sharkey County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Sunflower County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Yazoo County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cemeteries of Humphreys County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Mississippi
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Mississippi
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Carson Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 #668101 (Carson Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #668101 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Belzoni
- County: Humphreys Elev: 35
- Location given for GNIS #668101 (Carson Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 Humphreys, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Carson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1432, Longitude: -90.4979 In this case, the coordinates for the Carson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |