Senatobia in Tate County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Bethesda Cemetery

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017

1. Bethesda Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Established in 1848 when Bethesda Presbyterian Church was built here under the leadership of Rev. Andrew Harper Caldwell. Given to the town of Senatobia in 1924 by Senatobia Presbyterian Church. Many local citizens, including veterans of every war from the Mexican War to Vietnam and victims of the 1878 yellow fever epidemic and 1901 smallpox plaque, are buried here. Of special note are the graves of displaced citizens of Latvia who came to this area to escape Communism after World War II.

Erected 2006 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 34° 36.713′ N, 89° 58.128′ W. Marker is in Senatobia, Mississippi, in Tate County. It can be reached from the intersection of Brownsferry Road and Highway 51. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Brownsferry Road, Senatobia MS 38668,

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United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Memphis.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tate County World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Tate County Courthouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sid Hemphill (approx. 0.4 miles away); O.B. McClinton (approx. 0.4 miles away); 305 West Main Street (approx. half a mile away); Senatobia (approx. half a mile away); Jessie Mae Hemphill (approx. 1.3 miles away); Tate County Blues: Coldwater (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Senatobia.

Bethesda Cemetery and the marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017

2. Bethesda Cemetery and the marker.

The view from the marker north on U.S. Highway 51. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017

3. The view from the marker north on U.S. Highway 51.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 921 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.