Poplarville in Pearl River County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Old Wheat Cemetery

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 19, 2022

1. Old Wheat Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
John Wheat, an early settler and Revolutionary War soldier, is buried here, along with other members of the Wheat family, including sons John and William Wheat, who served in the War of 1812, and grandsons James A. and William G. Wheat, both Confederate veterans. There are nineteen graves in the cemetery.

Erected 2007 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War of 1812 • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 30° 47.955′ N, 89° 46.549′ W. Marker is in Poplarville, Mississippi, in Pearl River County. It is on State Highway 43 0.2 miles north of Mitchell Chapel Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Poplarville MS 39470, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Pine Belt.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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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: A. Z. Young's Home (approx. 4.4 miles away in Louisiana); The Greater Ebenezer Baptist Church (approx. 4.6 miles away in Louisiana); A Civil Rights Haven / 1906 Mill House (approx. 4.6 miles away in Louisiana); Robert "Bob" Hicks/ Robert "Bob" Hicks Street (approx. 4.6 miles away in Louisiana); Robert "Bob" Hicks House (approx. 4.6 miles away in Louisiana); Bogalusa's Birthplace (approx. 5.4 miles away in Louisiana); At This Very Site (approx. 5.6 miles away in Louisiana); Deputy O'Neal Moore (approx. 7½ miles away in Louisiana).

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 19, 2022

2. Old Wheat Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 763 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.