A visit to the Kent 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 Kent Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kent 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 Kent Cemetery
Lat: 33.5985° (33° 35' 54")
Lon: -90.0287° (-90° 1' 43")
The Kent Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies just to the southeast of the Kent Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Kent Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kent Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCain Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McCain Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Long Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Long Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Moores Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moores Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moores Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moores Memorial Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Teoc Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teoc Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teoc Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Teoc Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Longview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Longview Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Old Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Moss Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moss Springs Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Neals Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neals Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neals Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Neals Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Greenwood LeFlore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood LeFlore Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood LeFlore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Greenwood LeFlore Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- New Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Monday Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monday Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monday Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Monday Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Emmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmons Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Emmons Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Cypress Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cypress Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cypress Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cypress Grove Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Valley Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Valley Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Silvenhall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silvenhall Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silvenhall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Silvenhall Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Grays Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grays Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Grays Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Sparta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparta Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sparta Cemetery is located in Grenada County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kent Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kent Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Teoc
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Teoc. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Avalon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avalon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Avalon is located in Carroll County
- Browning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Browning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Carrollton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <6>
- North Carrollton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jefferson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Jefferson is located in Carroll County
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Money
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Shellmound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shellmound. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Fort Loring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Loring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Coila
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Turkey Foot Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
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- Roebuck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Sidon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Sunnyside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Elliott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Elliott is located in Grenada County
- Grenada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Itta Bena
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Eskridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eskridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Duck Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
- Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
- Minter City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Schlater
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Winona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Memphis Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Rosebloom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosebloom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Leverett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leverett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- McNutt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McNutt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
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 Kent Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kent Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Greenwood
- Grenada
- Itta Bena
- McNutt
- Winona
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 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 Kent Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Carroll County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) 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 Kent Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #684899 (Kent Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #684899 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: Browning
- County: Carroll Elev: 87
- Location given for GNIS #684899 (Kent 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 Carroll, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Kent Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5985, Longitude: -90.0287 In this case, the coordinates for the Kent 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> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |