Columbus in Lowndes County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Sandfield Cemetery

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019

1. Sandfield Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Established before the Civil War, Sandfield Cemetery served historically as a burial ground for the African American community in Columbus. Among the approximately 250 people buried here are Rev. Jesse Freeman Boulden, a leader in the Reconstruction-era Republican Party and Robert Gleed, Sr., a former slave who served in the state senate. J.M. Coleman, a newspaper publisher, and Richard D. Littlejohn, Grand Master of the Prince Hall Affiliated Masonic Lodges, are also buried here.

Erected 2018 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Communications • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.

Location. 33° 29.787′ N, 88° 24.147′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Mississippi, in Lowndes County. It is at the intersection of South Martin Luther King Jr Drive and College Street, on the right when traveling south on South Martin Luther King Jr Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus MS 39701, 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,

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 one mile of this marker, measured as

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the crow flies: Adam Tonquin Stovall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Baldwin Locomotive No. 601 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Kenneth Gatchell House (approx. 0.8 miles away); MUW Desegregation (approx. 0.9 miles away); Queen City Hotel and 7th Avenue (approx. one mile away); Mississippi State College for Women (approx. one mile away); Missionary Union Baptist Church (approx. one mile away); Demonstration School (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Queen City Hotel (was approx. one mile away but has been confirmed missing).

View from marker at portion of cemetery across the street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019

2. View from marker at portion of cemetery across the street.

Main part of Sandfield Cemetery and marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019

3. Main part of Sandfield Cemetery and marker.

The Sandfield Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019

4. The Sandfield Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 627 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 7, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.