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

Bear Creek Mound

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, April 7, 2010

1. Bear Creek Mound Marker

Inscription. The village site was occupied as early as 8000 B.C. by hunters who stayed only long enough to prepare their kill. From the time of Christ to 1000 A.D., migratory people of this area practiced limited agriculture. The nearby fields and streams offered an abundance of nuts, fruits, game and fish. These people shaped this mound and built a crude temple on its summit to house their sacred images.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Man-Made Features. In addition, it is included in the Natchez Trace series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 8000 BCE.

Location. 34° 38.667′ N, 88° 7.965′ W. Marker is near Tishomingo, Mississippi, in Tishomingo County. It can be reached from Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 308.8), 1.2 miles north of Mississippi Highway 30, on the left when traveling north. Near the Mississippi-Alabama State line. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tishomingo MS 38873, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in andspecifically ast Mississippi in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cave Spring (approx. half a mile away); The Natchez Trace (approx. 2.8 miles away); a different marker also named Natchez Trace

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(approx. 5.7 miles away); Levi Colbert Stand (approx. 10.1 miles away in Alabama); Something to Chew on (approx. 10.2 miles away in Alabama); Bridging Cultures (approx. 10.2 miles away in Alabama); Mac McAnally (approx. 10.2 miles away); Barton Hall (approx. 10.4 miles away in Alabama). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tishomingo.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, April 7, 2010

2. Bear Creek Mound Marker

Photographed by Duane Hall, June 4, 2015

3. Bear Creek Mound Marker

Photographed by Duane Hall, June 4, 2015

4. Bear Creek Mound Marker

Bear Creek Mound behind marker

Bear Creek Mound image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, June 4, 2015

5. Bear Creek Mound

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,721 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on September 22, 2010, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 15, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 25, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.