Tylertown in Walthall County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Founders Cemetery

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 18, 2020

1. Founders Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
Founders Cemetery is located on land bought in 1819 by Joseph Thornhill, later owned by Cullen Conerly and then Ephraim Rushing. Early residents of Conerly's (later named Tylertown) are buried here, among them more than thirty children. Founders include William Tyler, Tylertown's namesake; pioneer William Thornhill; merchants James and Mary Conerly; and members of the Magee, Lampton, Collins, Rushing, Holmes, Ball and Simmons families. Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War soldiers rest here. Burials ceased in 1919.

Erected 2019 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.

Location. 31° 7.334′ N, 90° 8.366′ W. Marker is in Tylertown, Mississippi, in Walthall County. It is on Ball Avenue north of College Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 610 Ball Avenue, Tylertown MS 39667, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi. It is also in the American

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South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Conerly's P.O. and Lampton's Store (approx. ¼ mile away); Old Walthall County Jail (approx. 0.4 miles away); Walthall County Courthouse and Jail (approx. 0.4 miles away); Walthall County Veterans Memorial of All Wars (approx. 0.4 miles away); Historic Railroad Depot (approx. half a mile away); Walthall County Training School (approx. 3.6 miles away); Simmons House (approx. 4 miles away); China Grove Methodist Church (approx. 7.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tylertown.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 18, 2020

2. Founders Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 551 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.