Carthage in Leake County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Carthage City Cemetery

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 17, 2021

1. Carthage City Cemetery Marker

Inscription. In 1836 when the city of Carthage was laid out, two lots were reserved for a graveyard. The first burials were in 1837, and the Carthage City Cemetery eventually grew to contain over 300 extant burials and several unmarked grave sites. Among these burials are at least two former mayors of Carthage, two state senators, three postmasters, four justices of the peace, Choctaw Removal agent, and veterans from the War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, World War I, and world War II.

Erected 2014 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 32° 44.071′ N, 89° 31.985′ W. Marker is in Carthage, Mississippi, in Leake County. It is on South Van Buren Street north of East Henderson Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carthage MS 39051, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it

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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 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carthage United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eads-Mansell-Sudduth House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Red Dog Road (approx. 9.4 miles away); Robinson Road (approx. 10.3 miles away); Forest Grove Presbyterian Church (approx. 10½ miles away); Walnut Grove Methodist Church (approx. 10½ miles away); Meet the Beaver (approx. 11 miles away); Leake County Revelers (approx. 16.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carthage.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 17, 2021

2. Carthage City Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 548 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 24, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.