Church Hill in Jefferson County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Church Hill
July 19, 2019
1. Church Hill Marker
Named for Christ Church, oldest Episcopal organization dating from 1790's becoming parish, 1820. Sometimes called "Maryland Settlement." Seargent Prentiss taught school in this community.
Erected 1952 by Mississippi Historical Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 31° 42.946′ N, 91° 14.297′ W. Marker is in Church Hill, Mississippi, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 535 and Church Hill Road, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 535. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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, 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: Mount Locust Slave Cemetery (approx. 3.4 miles away); Mount Locust (approx. 3½ miles away); a different marker also named Mount Locust (approx. 3½ miles away); Springfield (approx. 3.8 miles away); Loess Bluff (approx. 5.1 miles away); Emerald Mound (approx. 5.6 miles away); a different marker also named Emerald Mound (approx. 5.6 miles away); a different marker also named Emerald Mound (approx. 5.6 miles away).
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July 19, 2019
2. Church Hill Marker
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