About Carter Cemetery
Carter Cemetery is a christian cemetery in Muscle Shoals, Colbert County, Alabama. The grounds sit at about 607 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 115665. The nearest other listed cemetery is Shady Grove Church Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Elkins East Chapel in Killen, about 6.1 mi away. It is one of 117 cemeteries we list in Colbert County, and 100 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 117 listings in Colbert County have a phone number or website on record.
Map
34.78801, -87.49907
What Carter Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Shady Grove Church CemeteryRiver Road, Muscle Shoals, ALChristian cemetery0.7 mi
- Hennigan CemeteryRiver Road, Muscle Shoals, ALChristian cemetery1.4 mi
- Hatton Baptist CemeteryMt Pleasant Road, Muscle Shoals, ALChristian cemetery1.5 mi
- Old Brick Church Cemetery260 Mt Pleasant Road, Muscle Shoals, ALChristian cemetery1.9 mi
- Mount Peasant Church Cemetery13555 County Line Road, Muscle Shoals, ALChristian cemetery2.1 mi
- Faircloth CemeteryEast Florence, ALCemetery2.2 mi
- McKiernan CemeteryEast Florence, ALCemetery2.6 mi
- Stanley CemeteryJarmon Lane, Leighton, ALChristian cemetery2.9 mi
- Peden CemeteryBainbridge Loop, Muscle Shoals, ALChristian cemetery3.2 mi
- Bethel Community CemeteryCarter Road, Muscle Shoals, ALChristian cemetery3.4 mi
Funeral homes near Carter Cemetery
- Elkins East Chapel6.1 miFuneral home · Killen · (256) 936-5799
- Trinity Memorial Funeral Home6.3 miFuneral home · Muscle Shoals · (256) 381-7030
- Thompson & Son Funeral Home9.6 miFuneral home · Florence · (256) 764-2651
- Elkins Funeral Home9.7 miFuneral home · Florence · (256) 860-0672
- Williams Funeral Home9.9 miFuneral home · Florence · (256) 764-6401
- Grace Memorial Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Sheffield · (256) 383-5990
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Carter Cemetery located?
Carter Cemetery is at Carter Cemetery Road, Muscle Shoals, AL 35661 in Colbert County. GPS coordinates: 34.78801, -87.49907.
Is Carter Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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