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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:

30.5349, -88.6675

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 Jackson County<2>.

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Pascagoula. Pascagoula lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Carter Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Shiloh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
  • Ladner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ladner Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladner Cemetery
  • Graham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Graham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
  • Martin Bluff Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Martin Bluff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff Cemetery
  • Cain Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Cain Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
  • Mormon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mormon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Cemetery
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Hudson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
  • Three Rivers Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Three Rivers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers Cemetery
  • Caswell Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • White Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The White Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
    • Byrd Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
    • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wolf Ridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Wolf Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Ridge Cemetery
    • Davis Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Davis Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Chapel Cemetery
    • Evergreen Memorial Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • First MB Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The First MB Church Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First MB Church Cemetery
      • The First MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • First Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59303 <5>

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 Carter Cemetery.

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

  • Vancleave
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hickory Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Martin Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
  • Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
  • Brewton ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Brewton is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
    • Brewton has also been known as:
    • Brewer's Bluff
  • Coll Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Coll Town is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
  • Gautier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fountainebleau
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Fountainebleau is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainebleau
  • Escatawpa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
  • Wade
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wade is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
  • Helena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Helena is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Latimer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Latimer is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ocean Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gulf Park Estates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gulf Park Estates is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park Estates
    • Moss Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Big Point is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
    • Gulf Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
    • Americus ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Americus is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • Saint Martin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
    • Pascagoula
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hurley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • D'Iberville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Orange Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
    • Eastside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Eastside is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside
    • Biloxi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <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 Carter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson 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 first turn to 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 Carter Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Jackson 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 #688922  (Carter Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #688922 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: Jackson
      • Est. Elev: 19 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Vancleave
      • Location given for Carter Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.5349191     Lon: -88.6675228
      • 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 Jackson, 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 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.