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Carter Cemetery
Scooba, Kemper County, Mississippi

Cemetery: Carter
Other: Turner, Ashford, Johnson, Cone, Ellis, Bryan
Sign: No
Street: on the north side of Hwy 16 at the Dozer Rd. intersection; about 50-100 yards from the road; behind a house; next to a pasture; about 2-3 miles east of Scooba The cemetery is located about 100-150 yards from the road. There is a gate on the road, and the cemetery is on the right.
City: Scooba
Township: Twp. 11N, Rng. 18E, Section 2 (where it borders section 3)
County: Kemper County
State: MS
Nation: USA
Zip:
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long_ew: W
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Status: Abandoned
Size: Small
Directions: Near Old Scooba Cemetery; on the north side of Hwy 16 at the Dozer Rd. intersection; about 50-100 yards from the road; behind a house; next to a horse pasture (on the west side); about 2-3 miles east of Scooba
Type: Road-public
Location: Rural
Terrain: Level
Watersource: No
Features: trees, including fallen trees, vines, thick underbrush
Property: Private
Access: Open
Enclosure: None
Gate: None
Established: Established about 1836
Gravestones: 100
Oldest: 1836
Newest: 1912
Removed: No
Relocated: No
Repairs: No
Methods: Adhesives
Restoration: No
Association: No
Records: No
Inventory: No
Availability:
Landscaping: Unsure
Paths: Unsure
Trees: Yes
Crypts: Unsure
Fencing: Yes
Brickwork: Yes
Ironwork: Yes
Sculpture: No
Fountains: No
Roads: No
Buildings: No
Cement: Unsure
Granite: Unsure
Marble: Unsure
Native: Unsure
Slate: Unsure
Others: Unsure
Wood: No
Materials: Unsure
Architectural: Yes
Angels: Yes
Draperies: Unsure
Fraternal: Unsure
Hands: Unsure
Lambs: Unsure
Monograms: Unsure
Plants: Yes
Photos: Unsure
Religious: Unsure
Scrollwork: Unsure
Urns: Unsure
Carvings: Unsure
Condition: Cemetery in danger of destruction
Unmarked: Yes
Broken: Yes
Toppled: Yes
Disintegrating: Yes
Buried: Yes
Weather: Yes
Pollution: No
Vandalized: No
Report: No
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Overgrowth:
Overgrowth1:
Overgrowth2: Graves-Disturbing
Overgrowth3: Gravestones-Disturbing
Overgrowth4: Gravestones-Damaging
GroundCover: Yes
Moss:
Vines: Yes
Drainage: Good
Problem1:
Problem2:
Owner: Cemetery
Use: Agricultural
Bordering: Agricultural
Change: Same
Reason: Roads
Visited: Rarely
Archeology: Unknown
Habitat: Yes
Contacted: none
Surnames: Ashford, Bryan, Carter, Cone, Duren, Ellis, Johnson, Turner
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Name: Nancy Bell
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Date: 3-22-04



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