Gulfport in Harrison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Mississippi City Cemetery

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 9, 2024

1. Mississippi City Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Established before the founding of Mississippi City, the earliest burials here date to the 1840s. In 1884, the cemetery was sold to Harrison County for $1, provided no graves would be disturbed. Buried here are veterans of the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam War.

Erected 2018 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 1884.

Location. 30° 23.389′ N, 89° 3.16′ W. Marker is in Gulfport, Mississippi, in Harrison County. It is on 32nd ½ Street 0.1 miles east of F Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 293 32nd ½ St, Gulfport MS 39507, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mississippi City Courthouse (approx. 0.8 miles away); Memorialization of Jefferson Davis (approx. 0.8 miles away); Centennial Plaza (approx. 0.9 miles away); St. Mark's Episcopal Church (approx. one mile away); Mississippi City Colored School (approx. 1.1 miles away); Grass Lawn (approx. 1.3 miles away); Riley Chapel UMC (approx. 1.4 miles away); Handsboro (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gulfport.

Also see . . . The Mississippi City Cemetery Project. Homepage of a restoration and preservation project spearheaded by the Historical Society of Gulfport. The site includes links to photographs, maps and other information about the historic cemetery, where the earliest known burial was in 1849. (Historical Society of Gulfport) (Submitted on March 15, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 9, 2024

2. Mississippi City Cemetery Marker

Mississippi City Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 9, 2024

3. Mississippi City Cemetery

Headstone in Mississippi City Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 9, 2024

4. Headstone in Mississippi City Cemetery

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 9, 2024

5. Mississippi City Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 610 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 15, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.