Near Vaiden in Carroll County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Applewhite Cemetery

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 31, 2023

1. Applewhite Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The Applewhite Cemetery, dating from before the Civil War, was established by James Applewhite (1792-1872), a Methodist minister. Included among the burials here, the earliest of which is 1856, are veterans of the War of 1812, Civil War, and Spanish American War. The last known burial in Applewhite Cemetery was in 1945.

Erected 2002 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.

Location. 33° 22.421′ N, 89° 40.608′ W. Marker is near Vaiden, Mississippi, in Carroll County. It is on County Road 430 1.1 miles east of County Road 16, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 57828 CR-430, Winona MS 38967, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

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 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: Shongalo Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Kilmichael: B.B. King's Roots (approx. 7.7 miles away); The "Final Spike" (approx. 8.1 miles away); Montgomery County Confederate Monument (approx. 8.1 miles

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away); Immanuel Episcopal Church (approx. 8.2 miles away); Winona Jail Site (approx. 8.3 miles away); Roebuck "Pops" Staples (approx. 8.4 miles away); Winona Confederate Monument (approx. 8½ miles away).

Regarding Applewhite Cemetery. The cemetery, which is visible from the road just east of the marker, is on private property and not open to the public.

Also see . . . Applewhite Cemetery. Photographs and burial information of the cemetery. (Find a Grave) (Submitted on April 4, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 31, 2023

2. Applewhite Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 518 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.