Port Gibson in Claiborne County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Jewish Cemetery
Port Gibson Historic Tour
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 16, 2019
1. Jewish Cemetery Marker
900 Marginal. 1870. Although Jewish families have played an important role in Port Gibson life since the 1830's, burials were made in the Jewish cemetery in Natchez prior to 1870.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.
Location. 31° 57.384′ N, 90° 58.786′ W. Marker is in Port Gibson, Mississippi, in Claiborne County. It is on Marginal Street north of Coffee Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 900 Marginal Street, Port Gibson MS 39150, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi, in Natchez Trace Corridor, and in Greater Jackson. 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Roman Catholic Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Port Gibson City Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Schillig Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hughes Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hopkins House (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. James Episcopal Church (approx. Ό mile away); Bruinsburg (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Gibson.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Irwin Russell (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
August 16, 2019
2. Jewish Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 314 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 8, 2019.
