Cannonsburg in Jefferson County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Mount Locust Slave Cemetery

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 4, 2023

1. Mount Locust Slave Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Before you is the Mount Locust slave cemetery. Only one unmarked stone remains. The names of persons known to be buried here are listed below.

Cielious Washington • Marcus Perryman • John White • Gabriel Tyler • Richmond Tyler • Jackson Turner • Tommy Turner • William Turner • Abraham Allen • Ester Jackson

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites.

Location. 31° 41.235′ N, 91° 11.49′ W. Marker is in Cannonsburg, Mississippi, in Jefferson County. It can be reached from Natchex Trace Parkway (at milepost 15). The marker is located near the Mount Locust Information Center just off the Natchez Trace Parkway at approximately MP15. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Natchez MS 39120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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 New Spain,

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: Mount Locust (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Mount Locust (about 700 feet away); Loess Bluff (approx. 3 miles away); Church Hill (approx. 3.4 miles away); Salem Church (approx. 3.9 miles away); The Baptist Record

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(approx. 3.9 miles away); Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Inc. (approx. 3.9 miles away); Baptist Building (approx. 3.9 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Bullen Creek (was approx. 2.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Mount Locust Slave Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 4, 2023

2. Mount Locust Slave Cemetery and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2024, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 415 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2024, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.