A visit to the Carter - Powell 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 - Powell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Carter - Powell Cemetery:
31.1710, -90.5518
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Carter - Powell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Carter - Powell Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of the Carter - Powell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Carter - Powell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Carter - Powell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spinks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Spinks Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks Cemetery
- McCay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McCay Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCay Cemetery
- DeKane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The DeKane Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeKane Cemetery
- Rose Bower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Bower Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Bower Cemetery
- Sherman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sherman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sherman Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Guy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Guy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
- Harrell - Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Mixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mixon Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
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- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Quin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Quin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quin Cemetery
- Quin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Quin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quin Cemetery
- Sabine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sabine Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabine Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Barron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Barron Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Young - Garner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Burris Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burris Cemetery
- Felder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Felder Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felder Cemetery
- Brabham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brabham Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brabham Cemetery
- Quin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Quin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quin Cemetery
- Lane - Lenoir Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Osby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Osby Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osby Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Cooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cooks Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Cemetery
- Josiah Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Carter - Powell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Carter - Powell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McElveen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Glading
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bear Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Huron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- McComb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Chatawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bacots
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Gillsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Osyka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Holmesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Brookside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Mount Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Kentwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Norfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
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 - Powell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amite County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Carter - Powell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kentwood
- Magnolia
- McComb
- Osyka
- Osyka lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Carter - Powell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osyka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
- Summit
- Summit lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Carter - Powell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Summit.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
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 helpful 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 - Powell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Amite 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 - Powell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #685226 (Carter-Powell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #685226 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: Amite
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Tangipahoa
- Location given for Carter-Powell Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1710099 Lon: -90.5517658
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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 Amite, 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 - Powell 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. |
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