Water Valley in Yalobusha County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Hubert Creekmore

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 1, 2023

1. Hubert Creekmore Marker

Inscription. Born in Water Valley in 1907, Hubert Creekmore earned degrees from the University of Mississippi and Columbia University and studied at the University of Colorado and Yale. A veteran of the US Navy in World War II, he was a poet, playwright, critic, and editor. Creekmore also wrote three novels, five books of poems, and reviews for the New York Times. Water Valley inspired much of his fiction, including the novel The Welcome. Related by marriage to Eudora Welty, Creekmore died in 1966 in New York City.

Erected 2015 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 34° 9.076′ N, 89° 38.002′ W. Marker is in Water Valley, Mississippi, in Yalobusha County. It is on Panola Street east of Herring Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 114 Panola St, Water Valley MS 38965, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Casey Jones (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); James Ford (about 500 feet away); Turnage Drugstore

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(about 700 feet away); Cradle of North Mississippi Methodism (about 800 feet away); Dallas Jones Crossing (approx. 4.8 miles away); Theora Hamblett (approx. 9.4 miles away); Mississippi Central R.R. Campaign (approx. 10.7 miles away); Battle of Coffeeville (approx. 11.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Water Valley.

More about this marker. It is in front of the family home built by the author’s father, Hiram Hubert Creekmore, around 1900.

Also see . . .
1. Hubert Creekmore. He earned fame as a poet, although he was also a novelist, translator, editor, critic, publisher, pianist, composer, and gardener. (Courtney Chartier, Mississippi Encyclopedia, posted July 10, 2017) (Submitted on April 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. The Welcome: A Review. Creekmore's 1948 novel was among the earliest to explore same-sex attraction, sparking some initial controversy but falling into obscurity after the author's death in 1966. Long out of print, it was reissued in early 2023. (Jesse L. Yancy, Mississippi Sideboard blog, posted

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 1, 2023

2. Hubert Creekmore Marker

March 19, 2023) (Submitted on April 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 902 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.