Mitchell near Ripley in Tippah County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Criswell Cemetery

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 1, 2023

1. Criswell Cemetery Marker

Inscription. In 1857, Nancy Landers Criswell (1777-1867) designated a portion of her property to serve as a community cemetery, with the intent that no one would ever be charged for burial here. The earliest grave, that of Rhoda Shackleford, dates to 1850 and predates the establishment of the cemetery. With more than 400 graves, the Criswell Cemetery includes veterans of the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. Also buried here is Mary Francis (Blythe) Criswell, a relative of President William Jefferson (Blythe) Clinton.

Erected 2021 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 1857.

Location. 34° 42.733′ N, 88° 48.971′ W. Marker is near Ripley, Mississippi, in Tippah County. It is in Mitchell. It is on Mississippi Route 4 0.3 miles west of County Road 550/615, on the left when traveling west. Cemetery is next to Turners Chapel Baptist Church. Touch for map. Marker is at

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or near this postal address: 17820 MS-4, Ripley MS 38663, 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Concord Baptist Church (approx. 5½ miles away); Tippah County Confederate Memorial (approx. 7.6 miles away); Tippah County (approx. 7.7 miles away); Maple Hill (approx. 7.7 miles away); William Clark Falkner (approx. 7.7 miles away); Blackland Church and Cemetery (approx. 9.8 miles away); Blackland Methodist Church (approx. 9.8 miles away); Antioch (approx. 10.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ripley.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Nathan Bedford Forrest Highway (was approx.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 1, 2023

2. Criswell Cemetery Marker

6.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Criswell Cemetery. Find a Grave entry includes photographs and burial information. (Submitted on April 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 422 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.