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

Old Concord Cemetery

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 12, 2024

1. Old Concord Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Established 1841, this cemetery served both Concord Baptist Church and the now extinct community of New Prospect, founded in the early 1830s. The church moved to a new location in 1876. Among those buried here are Dr. Robert Brown, New Prospect's first postmaster, and ancestors of Gov. J.P. Coleman. The last known burial was in 1878.

Erected 2000 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. 33° 12.887′ N, 89° 12.811′ W. Marker is near Weir, Mississippi, in Choctaw County. It is on Gladney Road 0.1 miles west of McGee-Thompson Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4088 Gladney Rd, Weir MS 39772, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Mississippi and in the Black Prairie.

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bethsalem Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Col. John Weir House (approx. 5.6 miles away); Coleman's Mill (approx. 5.6 miles away); Choctaw County Blues (approx. 5.7 miles away); Choctaw County High School

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(approx. 6.9 miles away); Choctaw County War Memorial (approx. 7 miles away); Ackerman (approx. 7 miles away); Governor Ray Mabus (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Weir.

Also see . . . Old Concord Cemetery. Find a Grave entry on the cemetery, where nearly 40 graves have been documented. (Submitted on April 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 12, 2024

2. Old Concord Cemetery Marker

Old Concord Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 12, 2024

3. Old Concord Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 415 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.