Fayette in Jefferson County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Thomas Hinds

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 7, 2017

1. Thomas Hinds Marker

Inscription. Home 4 mi. W. His cavalry "pride" of one army & "admiration" of other at N. Orleans, 1815. Militia head, 1815-19; comr. in negotiating Choctaw cession, 1820 & selecting site of capital at Jackson, 1821; mem. legislature & Congress.

Erected 1955 by Mississippi Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.

Location. 31° 42.684′ N, 91° 3.642′ W. Marker is in Fayette, Mississippi, in Jefferson County. It is on Medgar Evers Boulvard east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 59 Medgar Evers Boulvard, Fayette MS 39069, 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

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state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

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: Charles Evers & The Blues (within shouting distance of this marker); Adam Rum (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Evers (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Greenville (approx. 5.3 miles away); William Carey University (approx. 5.8 miles away); Blue Mountain College (approx. 5.8 miles away); Mississippi College (approx. 5.8 miles away); The Baptist Children's Village (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayette.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Soldiers Monument (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 7, 2017

2. Thomas Hinds Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 445 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 8, 2017.