Near Beulah in Bolivar County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Christmas Mound

— Mississippi Mound Trail —

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 22, 2021

1. Christmas Mound Marker

A smaller plaque below notes the area beyond the marker is private land.

Inscription.
Christmas Mound is a single conical mound approximately ten feet in height. Archaeological excavations in 2013 determined that the mound was built in a single stage on top of an earlier midden deposit. The midden dates to ca. AD 400, but the age of the mound itself is unknown. A historic cemetery is currently located on the summit of the mound.

Erected by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi Mound Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2013.

Location. 33° 46.171′ N, 90° 58.842′ W. Marker is near Beulah, Mississippi, in Bolivar County. It is on Mississippi Route 1 north of Clark Place, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Beulah MS 38726, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mildrette Netter (approx. 6 miles away); Hot Tamales and the Blues (approx. 6.3 miles away); Rosedale Courthouse (approx. 6.4 miles away); To Memorialize Bolivar County's First Two Brick Courthouses

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(approx. 6.4 miles away); Rosedale (approx. 6.4 miles away); Grace Episcopal Church (approx. 6.6 miles away); Eddie Shaw (approx. 8.3 miles away); Eddie Taylor (approx. 8.3 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Doro Plantation (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Mississippi Mound Trail. Mississippi Historical markers website entry (Submitted on October 18, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Christmas Mound Map area on reverse. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 22, 2021

2. Christmas Mound Map area on reverse.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 22, 2021

3. Christmas Mound Marker

View of the tree covered mound area in background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 22, 2021

4. View of the tree covered mound area in background.

View of the mound is difficult from the road. This was taken a few feet left of the marker in a gap in the bushes.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 720 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 27, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.