Corinth in Alcorn County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

City Cemetery

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 2, 2023

1. City Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Earliest evidence of Corinth's settlement. Oldest cemetery in city with first burial dated 1842. The city owned the site from 1874 to 1940 when deeded to City Cemetery Association, endowed by Shelby H. Curlee.

Erected 1987 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 1842.

Location. 34° 55.956′ N, 88° 32.151′ W. Marker is in Corinth, Mississippi, in Alcorn County. It is at the intersection of Westview Drive and Cemetery Drive, on the right when traveling west on Westview Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Corinth MS 38834, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Battle of Corinth - 1862 (approx. half a mile away); Brigadier-General Joseph Lewis Hogg (approx. half a mile away); Texas Memorial (approx. half a mile away); William P. Rogers (approx. half a mile away); Union Troops at Corinth (approx. 0.8 miles away); Caboose #2994 (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bobby Gene Emmons (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Big Guns (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corinth.

Also see . . . Corinth City Cemetery. Find a Grave entry on the cemetery, with photographs and burial information. (Submitted on April 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 2, 2023

2. City Cemetery Marker

Corinth City Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 2, 2023

3. Corinth City Cemetery

A view inside the burial grounds.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 561 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.