Near Pontotoc in Pontotoc County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Old Campground Methodist Church

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 7, 2017

1. Old Campground Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. W. 2 mi. Mother church of area. Organized before 1840 on camp-meeting site by Rev. James R. Callaway, founder of schools that became Pontotoc Academy & Chickasaw College.

Erected 1958 by the Mississippi Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 34° 11.027′ N, 88° 57.69′ W. Marker is near Pontotoc, Mississippi, in Pontotoc County. It is at the intersection of Mississippi Route 41 and Campground Road (County Road 134), on the right when traveling south on Mississippi Route 41. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pontotoc MS 38863, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it

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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pierre D'Artaguiette (here, next to this marker); Lochinvar (approx. 3.3 miles away); Site of Pontotoc Creek Treaty (approx. 4½ miles away); Chickasaw Female College (approx. 4½ miles away); a different marker also named Site of Pontotoc Creek Treaty (approx. 4.6 miles away); Zion School (approx. 4.6 miles away); Toxish Baptist Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); United States Post Office (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pontotoc.

Also see . . . Camp Ground Church of Pontotoc County, Mississippi. (Submitted on April 12, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Old Campground Methodist Church, 2 miles west of marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 7, 2017

2. Old Campground Methodist Church, 2 miles west of marker.

View of marker looking South on state highway 41. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 7, 2017

3. View of marker looking South on state highway 41.

Pontotoc County History Markers Poster image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 16, 2021

4. Pontotoc County History Markers Poster

Located in Towne Square Post Office Museum, Pontotoc, MS.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 709 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 12, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on April 24, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.