Near Belzoni in Humphreys County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Jaketown Mounds

— Mississippi Mound Trail —

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2023

1. Jaketown Mounds Marker

Inscription. Jaketown is the site of some of the earliest Indian earthworks in Mississippi. Of eighteen mounds recorded, only Mounds A, B, and C are still visible. The earliest stages of Mound A were built in the Late Archaic/Poverty Point Period (ca. 1500-1350 BC). At least two more mounds were built at this time. Following a period of flooding that buried much of the Poverty Point landscape, mound building resumed in the Early Woodland Period (ca. 500 BC). Mounds B and C are Mississippi Period constructions (ca. AD 1200-1600).

Erected by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi Mound Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1500 BCE.

Location. 33° 14.202′ N, 90° 29.166′ W. Marker is near Belzoni, Mississippi, in Humphreys County. It is on Mississippi Route 7 half a mile south of Smith Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Belzoni MS 39038, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jaketown Site (here, next to this marker); Pinetop Perkins

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(approx. 3.1 miles away); The Reverend George Lee (approx. 3.6 miles away); Turner's Drug Store (approx. 4.1 miles away); Denise LaSalle (approx. 4.2 miles away); Steamboat Natchez (approx. 5.1 miles away); Hank Cochran (approx. 5.9 miles away); Little Milton Campbell (approx. 10.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Belzoni.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Additional keywords. Indigenous People

Jaketown Mounds map of mound locations. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2023

2. Jaketown Mounds map of mound locations.

Jaketown Mounds Marker with mounds in background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2023

3. Jaketown Mounds Marker with mounds in background.

To the right is a marker noting the archeology of the site.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 723 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 28, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.