Batesville in Panola County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Discovery
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Photographed by Craig Doda, February 13, 2026
1. Discovery Marker
Other Names: Pa-1; Harmon Mounds; 22PA500
Location: Panola County: Northwest 14 of the Northeast 4 of Section 19, Township 8 South, Range 7 West
Utm Location: 231069E, 3804592N, NAD83, Zone 15N
Site Description: The Batesville Mounds consisted of between six and seven mounds, and up to three habitation areas. Mound C, a conical mound, is the best preserved and measures 40m (132 ft.) in diameter and 6.4m (20 ft.) in height. Mound B is the next best preserved mound, and is a rectangular platform mound. It measures 45.7m (149 ft.) by 48.9m (160 ft.) at its base and 2.7m (8 ft.) in height. The remainder of the mounds are poorly preserved or completely destroyed. During its use, the habitation areas of the site were located north and south of the mounds.
The McCarter Mound, destroyed during its 1968 excavation, was located approximately 400m (1312 ft./0.248 miles) north of the Batesville Mounds. Ceramic artifacts found there are like those found at Mound B of the Batesville Mounds. It appears the McCarter and Batesville Mounds sites, together, represent a single community. Early to Middle Woodland Period artifacts including ceramics, lithics, and items used in daily life were recovered at both sites.
Artifacts Recovered:
Lithics - stone
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Ceramics - an artifact made of hard, brittle material produced with nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures.
What Artifacts Tell Us:
Batesville Pipe
Several large fragments of a crudely made clay elbow pipe were found in the South Village of the Batesville Mounds. The material of this artifact, the way it was made, and its markings provide information that and in determination its history, and the conditions tell us how it was possibly used. The sandy paste used to make the pipe and radiocarbon data suggest it was made in a later part of the Middle Woodland Period.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1968.
Location. 34° 20.962′ N, 89° 55.396′ W. Marker is in Batesville, Mississippi, in Panola County. It can be reached from Mississippi Route 35 south of Corporate Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 510 Hwy 35 N, 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: The History (here, next to this marker); Archeology (here, next to this marker); Batesville Mounds
Photographed by Craig Doda, February 13, 2026
2. Discovery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 29, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
