A visit to the Mathews 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 Mathews Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mathews Cemetery:
33.3840, -90.0387
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mathews Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mathews Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Mathews Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Mathews Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mathews Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Merrill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Sharkey Pate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sharkey Pate Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharkey Pate Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Harland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Harland Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harland Cemetery
- Mathews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Smiths Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shutes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shutes Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutes Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
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- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Macrossley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Macrossley Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macrossley Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Coila Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Coila Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Walls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Walls Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Cemetery
- Mt. Pera Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pera Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pera Cemetery
- Blackhawk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackhawk Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk Cemetery
- Centerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mathews Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mathews Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coila
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Acona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Sidon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Browning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Carrollton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ituma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- North Carrollton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Cruger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roebuck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Keirn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Teoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wyatt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Fort Loring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Vaiden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tchula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Itta Bena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Gwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Lexington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Avalon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Avalon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
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 Mathews 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 Mathews Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Greenwood
- Itta Bena
- Lexington
- Vaiden
- Winona
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Mathews Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 Mathews Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #673235 (Mathews Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #673235 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 87 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gravel Hill
- Location given for Mathews Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.384012 Lon: -90.038695
- 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 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- Mathews 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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