A visit to the Mount Carmel 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 Mt. Carmel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery:
32.3449, -88.5948
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Meridian. Meridian lies just to the west northwest of the Mt. Carmel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Carmel 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 Mt. Carmel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Carmel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coker Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Long Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Meridian.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247115 <5>
- Old Marion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Rawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Shamburger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shamburger Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburger Cemetery
- Pigford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pigford Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigford Cemetery
- The Pigford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Pigford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61911 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- St. Luke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McLemore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McLemore Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemore Cemetery
- Stinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stinson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson Cemetery
- McMurry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McMurry Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurry Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Carmel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vimville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Russell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Increase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meridian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whynot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Smith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Lockhart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Bailey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Nellieburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Lost Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Cuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hookston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Suqualena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Daleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Kinterbish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Enterprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pushmataha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Stonewall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Ward
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ward is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Collinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Enterprise
- Marion
- Meridian
- York
- York lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
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 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 Mt. Carmel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Mt. Carmel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706385 (Mount Carmel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706385 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 162 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vimville
- Location given for Mount Carmel Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3448649 Lon: -88.5947629
- 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 Lauderdale, 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- Mt. Carmel 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. |