Near Macon in Noxubee County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Soule Chapel

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019

1. Soule Chapel Marker

Inscription. N W 3 mi. Church & cemetery date from 1835. Originally Cockrell Church. Renamed for bishop Joshua Soule. Some of its preachers, achieved eminence in Methodism, some members in affairs of state.

Erected 1976 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.

Location. 33° 9.664′ N, 88° 33.537′ W. Marker is near Macon, Mississippi, in Noxubee County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 45 and Buggs Ferry Road, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 45. Located near the Noxubee County High School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16478 US-45, Macon MS 39341, 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

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North America,

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Calhoun Institute (approx. 3.4 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 3½ miles away); Macon Presbyterian Church (approx. 3½ miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); Black Prairie Blues (approx. 3.7 miles away); Old Noxubee County Jail (approx. 3.8 miles away); Noxubee County Confederate Monument (approx. 3.8 miles away); First Court Term of Noxubee County (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Macon.

View from marker at intersection of US-45 and Buggs Ferry Rd. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019

2. View from marker at intersection of US-45 and Buggs Ferry Rd.

Looking at Noxubee County High School from the marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019

3. Looking at Noxubee County High School from the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 885 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 7, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photo of Soule Chapel and Cemetery on Soule Chapel Rd. • Can you help?