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

Montgomery Memorial Cemetery

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024

1. Montgomery Memorial Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The Montgomery Memorial Cemetery was established circa 1841 on property owned by Lafayette F. Montgomery (1812-1907), a prominent citizen and political figure. Also burled here are Betty McArthur (1862-1945), an early Impressionist and founding member of the Mississippi Art Association, and 2nd Lt. Richard Stewart Averett, who was killed in action at Guadalcanal in 1943. Ownership of the cemetery was transferred to the Montgomery Memorial United Methodist Church in 1986.

Erected 2023 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 1841.

Location. 32° 28.578′ N, 90° 7.564′ W. Marker is near Madison, Mississippi, in Madison County. It can be reached from Locust Lane ¼ mile north of Welch Farms Road when traveling north. Marker is at the cemetery entrance at the north end of Locust Lane. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Madison MS 39110, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Madison (approx. 0.8 miles away); Montgomery House (approx. 1.1 miles away); John Curran House

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Farr Mercantile Company (approx. 1.2 miles away); Old School Gymnasium (approx. 1.3 miles away); School Days (approx. 2.2 miles away); Strawberry Patch House (approx. 2.3 miles away); World War II Airfield Hangars (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madison.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Madison's Water Tower (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Montgomery Cemetery. Find a Grave entry on the burial ground. (Submitted on April 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024

2. Montgomery Memorial Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 540 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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