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:
35.9049, -81.1859
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 Alexander County<2>.
The county seat for Alexander County is located in Taylorsville. Taylorsville lies just to the north northeast 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 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 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.
- Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Taylorsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2196239 <5>
- Jolly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jolly Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Cemetery
- Bentley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bentley Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Oxford Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Marvin UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Marvin UMC Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin UMC Cemetery
- The Marvin UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Union Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213089 <5>
- Pisgah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202849 <5>
- Moore Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Hickory.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144904 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Old Bethany Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Bethany Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethany Cemetery
- Temple Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Vision Baptist Fellowship Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Kings Creek
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184315 <5>
- Beulah Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Liledoun
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Taylorsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Isenhour Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Millersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Midway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Fairview Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Taylorsville Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Hiddenite
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Ellendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Little River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Vashti
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Stony Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Oxford Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Saint Stephens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Scotts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- North Hickory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Boomer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Catfish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Sunrise Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Draco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Love Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Alexander County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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. Carmel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Alexander 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 #990344 (Mount Carmel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #990344 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: Alexander
- Est. Elev: 351 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Taylorsville
- Location given for Mount Carmel Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9048542 Lon: -81.1859164
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Alexander, 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' 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. |
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