Thaxton in Pontotoc County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Thaxton Cemetery
Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 25, 2023
1. Thaxton Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Thaxton Cemetery. . Originally the site of a log church known as Mayhew Chapel, Thaxton Cemetery was established in the 1840s. Located on the Turnpike Road, which was built in the late 1830s by the U.S. government, the cemetery's earliest known burial is ca. 1848. Land for a new church and cemetery expansion was donated by the town's founder, Dr. Montgomery C. Thaxton, in 1887. Among the nearly 1,000 persons buried here are more than eighty-five veterans of the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
Originally the site of a log church known as
Mayhew Chapel, Thaxton Cemetery was
established in the 1840s. Located on the Turnpike
Road, which was built in the late 1830s by the
U.S. government, the cemetery's earliest
known burial is ca. 1848. Land for a new church
and cemetery expansion was donated by the
town's founder, Dr. Montgomery C. Thaxton, in
1887. Among the nearly 1,000 persons buried here
are more than eighty-five veterans of the Civil
War, World War I, World War II, Korea,
and Vietnam.
Erected 2021 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Location. 34° 18.479′ N, 89° 10.478′ W. Marker is in Thaxton, Mississippi, in Pontotoc County. Marker is at the intersection of Sewell Road (County Road 212) and State Route 336, on the left when traveling north on Sewell Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Thaxton MS 38871, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Betty Allen (approx. 2.8 miles away); a different marker also named Betty Allen
Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 64 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on October 27, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
