Columbia in Marion County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Simmons Cemetery
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 22, 2022
1. Simmons Cemetery Marker
Established 1864, the Simmons Cemetery is the burial place for descendants of William F. and Zuleika Simmons and is associated with the Keno community, founded in 1855. In 1889. a post office was established at the Baylis mill. The earliest burial is that of Lucretia Rawls Baylis, wife of mill owner George Baylis.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.
Location. 31° 15.318′ N, 89° 42.805′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Mississippi, in Marion County. It is at the intersection of Lampton Hilltop Road and W. Baylis Chapel Road, on the right when traveling east on Lampton Hilltop Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia MS 39429, 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, 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: Baylis Chapel Methodist Church (approx. Ό mile away); Gov. Hugh L. White Mansion (approx. 6 miles away); Birthplace of Mississippi Rodeo (approx. 6.4 miles away); Mississippi Rural Center (approx. 6.6 miles away); Lampton-Thompson-Bourne House (approx. 6.9 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 7.1 miles away); Hanging of Will Purvis (approx. 7.2 miles away); 720 Main Street (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 22, 2022
2. Simmons Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 371 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 24, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
