Near West Point in Clay County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Prehistoric Indian Burial Mound

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 25, 2017

1. Prehistoric Indian Burial Mound Marker

Inscription. Constructed ca. 100 B.C.-A.D. 400 for the burial of high-status members of an unknown local tribal group. An associated village site lies across the highway to the Southwest.

Erected 1996 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

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

Location. 33° 34.301′ N, 88° 39.535′ W. Marker is near West Point, Mississippi, in Clay County. It is on Alternate U.S. 45 half a mile south of Truman Creek Road, on the right when traveling north. Located less than half a mile south of the West Point city limit. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Point MS 39773, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi, in the Black Prairie,

and in the Golden Triangle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chickasaw Burial Ground (a few steps from this marker); Indian Camp Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); Howlin' Wolf (approx. 2.4 miles away); West Point (approx. 2.4 miles away); Clay County World War I Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Waverley (approx. 2.4 miles away); Mary Holmes College (approx. 2½ miles away); The Battle of Ellis Bridge (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Point.

View from associated village site mentioned on marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 25, 2017

2. View from associated village site mentioned on marker.

Prehistoric Indian Burial Mound behind fence. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 25, 2017

3. Prehistoric Indian Burial Mound behind fence.

Chickasaw Burial Ground stone near this marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 25, 2017

4. Chickasaw Burial Ground stone near this marker.

Indian Camp Ground stone on southwest side of highway from this marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 25, 2017

5. Indian Camp Ground stone on southwest side of highway from this marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 3,356 times since then and 151 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 27, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.