About Carey Springs Cemetery
Carey Springs Cemetery is a cemetery near Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi. It lies about 12 mi northeast of Pontotoc. The grounds sit at about 492 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Max Palmer. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 706855. The nearest other listed cemetery is Salmon Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Serenity Autry Funeral Home in Pontotoc, about 11 mi away. It is one of 47 cemeteries we list in Pontotoc County, and 21 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Pontotoc. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Carey Springs Cemetery
Among them: 1 actor.
- Max Palmer1927-1984American professional wrestler and actor
People whose Wikidata entry gives Carey Springs Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What Carey Springs 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
- Salmon CemeteryPontotoc, MSCemetery0.5 mi
- Herndon CemeteryPontotoc, MSCemetery0.9 mi
- Johnson CemeteryPontotoc, MSCemetery1.4 mi
- Tutor CemeteryPontotoc, MSCemetery1.5 mi
- Harrison-Tutor CemeteryPontotoc, MSCemetery2.1 mi
- Bramlett CemeteryPontotoc, MSCemetery2.1 mi
- Oak Forest CemeteryPontotoc, MSCemetery3.1 mi
- Springhill CemeteryBruce, MSCemetery4.0 mi
- Guinn CemeteryPontotoc, MSCemetery5.1 mi
- Blount CemeteryPontotoc, MSCemetery6.2 mi
Funeral homes near Carey Springs Cemetery
- Serenity Autry Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Pontotoc · (662) 488-4010
- DignityFuneralHome11 miFuneral home · Pontotoc · (662) 488-8222
- Tutor Memorial Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Pontotoc · (662) 489-2828
- Browning Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Pontotoc · (662) 489-4141
- Baldwin Nowell Clark Funeral12 miFuneral home · Pontotoc · (662) 489-1522
- Payton Mortuary13 miMortuary · Pontotoc · (662) 489-8858
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