Natchez in Adams County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Kingston

May 27, 2017

1. Kingston Marker

Inscription. S.E. 1 mile is site of Old Jersey Settlement now known as Kingston. Here settlers from New Jersey organized first Protestant church in Mississippi with Samuel Swayze as pastor.

Erected 1954 by Mississippi Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.

Location. 31° 23.398′ N, 91° 16.701′ W. Marker is in Natchez, Mississippi, in Adams County. It is on Hutchins Landing Road 0.3 miles east of Hillside Plantation Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1090 Hutchins Landing Road, Natchez MS 39120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jersey Settlers (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Samuel Swayze (within shouting distance of this marker); Kingston Methodist Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Jersey Settlers (approx. one mile away); Wirt Adams's Raid (approx. 6.8 miles away); Mt. Plain B.C. (approx. 7.4 miles away); The Forest Plantation (approx. 7.8 miles away); a different marker also named Kingston (approx. 8.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Natchez.

May 27, 2017

2. Kingston Marker

May 27, 2017

3. Kingston Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2017. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 893 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 3, 2017.