A visit to the Mount Pera 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. Pera Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Pera Cemetery:
33.3243, -90.0818
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Pera Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Pera Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Mt. Pera Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Pera Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Mt. Pera Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Pera Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harmony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Hines Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Macrossley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Macrossley Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macrossley Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Streater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Streater Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streater Cemetery
- Pinchback Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pinchback Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinchback Cemetery
- Keirn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Keirn Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Blackhawk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Blackhawk Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Shutes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shutes Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutes Cemetery
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- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Ellandale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellandale Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellandale Cemetery
- Mathews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
- Sharkey Pate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sharkey Pate Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharkey Pate Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Vanhoughton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Vanhoughton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanhoughton Cemetery
- Acona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Acona Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona Cemetery
- Merrill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Pera Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Pera Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Acona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Ituma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Coila
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Keirn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Cruger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Sidon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Wyatt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Tchula
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Roebuck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Gwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Browning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Jones Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carrollton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Loring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Morgan City
(15 miles [24.1 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
- North Carrollton
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Teoc
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Mileston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Vaiden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Itta Bena
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- West
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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. Pera 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 Mt. Pera Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Greenwood
- Itta Bena
- Lexington
- Vaiden
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 Mt. Pera 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 Mt. Pera Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #684914 (Mount Pera Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #684914 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: 111 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Black Hawk
- Location given for Mount Pera Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3242905 Lon: -90.0817509
- 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 from Point A (ie- Mt. Pera 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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