A visit to the Old 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 Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery:
34.9843, -88.5706
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Alcorn County<2>.
The county seat for Alcorn County is located in Corinth. Corinth lies just to the southeast of the Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Olive Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Olive Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill Cemetery
- Adams Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Henry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Corinth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59820 <5>
- Houston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Old Gaines Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Corinth Church of God Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Corinth City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Corinth City Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth City Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Lorraine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lorraine Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Chewalla (TN).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16480 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979111 <5>
- Corinth National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Marvin Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Cemetery
- Damron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Damron Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damron Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Ramer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ramer Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramer Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Guys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chewalla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Ramer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caffey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Eastview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Kossuth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Michie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Biggersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Falcon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hightown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Searcy Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Glen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Glens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Selmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Essary Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Shiloh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stantonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Rienzi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Pisgah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Rose Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Nash Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Hamburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Purdy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
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 Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alcorn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Corinth
- Falcon
- Purdy
- Selmer
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 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 Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Alcorn 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 Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #675209 (Old Mount Carmel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #675209 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: Alcorn
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Corinth
- Location given for Old Mount Carmel Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9842541 Lon: -88.5706044
- 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 Alcorn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Old 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. |
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