Marion in Lauderdale County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Marion CSA Cemetery
Meridian Civil War Trail
Erected 2014 by the Meridian/Lauderdale County Tourism Bureau. (Marker Number 8.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.
Location. 32° 25.865′ N, 88° 39.364′ W. Marker is in Marion, Mississippi, in Lauderdale County. Marker is on Confederate Drive, 0.7 miles Dale Drive (Old U.S. 45N), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6843 Confederate Drive, Marion MS 39342, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Marion C.S.A. Cemetery (approx. ¾ mile away); Old Marion Cemetery (approx. 2.8 miles away); Peavey Electronics (approx. 2.9 miles away); 10th Avenue Masonic Cemeteries (approx. 4 miles away); Gillespie V. "Sonny" Montgomery (approx. 4.1 miles away); Site of Meridian Male College (approx. 4.3 miles away); Site of Meridian College and Conservatory (approx. 4.3 miles away); Jimmie Rodgers (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.
Regarding Marion CSA Cemetery. There are no actual graves here, these are memorial grave markers. This cemetery is placed as near as possible to one of the mass burial sites often set up during the Civil War, but the remains were not disinterred and reburied here.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 268 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 12, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.