Near Ackerman in Choctaw County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Shiloh Methodist Church and Cemetery

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 5, 2019

1. Shiloh Methodist Church and Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Established ca. 1836, Shiloh Methodist Church was disbanded by 1875. Remaining members joined other churches in area, including Mt. Airy, Chestnut Grove, and Bethel. Frederick and Margaret Crawford Bagwell, early settlers of Choctaw County are buried in the Shiloh Church Cemetery.

Erected 1999 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 • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 33° 20.138′ N, 89° 6.64′ W. Marker is near Ackerman, Mississippi, in Choctaw County. It is on Mississippi Route 12 1.4 miles west of Scott Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13319 MS-12, Ackerman MS 39735, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Mississippi and in the Black Prairie.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hoyt Ming (approx. 3.8 miles away); Two Steps From The Blues (approx. 3.9 miles away); Governor J.P. Coleman (approx. 3.9 miles away); Governor Ray Mabus (approx. 3.9 miles away); Choctaw County War Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); Ackerman (approx. 4.2 miles away); Choctaw County High School (approx. 4.2 miles away); Old Lebanon Presbyterian Church and Campground (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ackerman.

More about this marker. Cemetery is 50 feet north of marker on private land. Only one grave marker is apparent.

View from marker looking east on MS-12. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 5, 2019

2. View from marker looking east on MS-12.

Shiloh Methodist Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 5, 2019

3. Shiloh Methodist Cemetery

Bagwell family noted on marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 5, 2019

4. Bagwell family noted on marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 790 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 9, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.