Batesville in Panola County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Batesville Magnolia Cemetery

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2023

1. Batesville Magnolia Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The Batesville Magnolia Cemetery was established before the Civil War. Land for the cemetery was donated by a local citizen, Mrs. Cypressa C. Vance Rootes (1816-1881) for use as a public burial ground. The earliest recorded grave dates to the 1840s. Among those buried here are Rev. J.W. Bates (1821-1900), for whom Batesville is named, former Mississippi governor Cliff Finch (1927-1986), and numerous veterans. The cemetery includes more than 1,400 unmarked burials, including the graves of many victims of the 1878 yellow fever epidemic.

Erected 2020 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.

Location. 34° 18.397′ N, 89° 56.728′ W. Marker is in Batesville, Mississippi, in Panola County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 51 and Westmoorland Drive, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 51. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 289 US-51, Batesville MS 38606, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bates House (approx. ¼ mile away); Batesville (approx. 0.8 miles away); St. Stephens Episcopal Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Dr. King Visits Batesville

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(approx. 1.4 miles away); Batesville Mounds (approx. 3 miles away); Discovery (approx. 3.2 miles away); The History (approx. 3.2 miles away); Archeology (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Batesville.

Also see . . . Some History on the Batesville Magnolia Cemetery from its website. (Submitted on October 28, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2023

2. Batesville Magnolia Cemetery & Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 448 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 28, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.