Newton in Newton County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Doolittle C.S.A. Cemetery
Photographed by Jeff Lovorn, December 1, 2011
1. Doolittle CSA Cemetery Marker
Erected 1958 by Mississippi Historical Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.
Location. 32° 19.883′ N, 89° 9.502′ W. Marker is in Newton, Mississippi, in Newton County. It is on Northside Drive (U.S. 80), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newton MS 39345, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Mississippi. 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: McElroy-Hoye House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Newton County Blues (approx. 0.8 miles away); Grierson's Raid (approx. 0.8 miles away); Confederate Hospital (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hickory (approx. 7.9 miles away); Sherman at Decatur (approx. 8 miles away); Medgar Evers (approx. 8 miles away); Lynching in America / Lynching in Newton County (approx. 9.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newton.
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Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 20, 2019
2. Doolittle C.S.A. Cemetery Marker
Cemetery is beyond the gate and trees.
Yes, that is a dead deer on far right
Yes, that is a dead deer on far right
Photographed by Jeff Lovorn, December 1, 2011
3. Doolittle CSA Cemetery
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 20, 2019
4. Doolittle C.S.A. Cemetery known fallen and unknown graves.
Photographed by Jeff Lovorn, December 1, 2011
5. Doolittle CSA Cemetery Sign
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 20, 2019
6. Sons of Confederate Veterans listing of known soldiers buried.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 1,509 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 31, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. 2. submitted on October 20, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3. submitted on December 31, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. 4. submitted on October 20, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 5. submitted on December 31, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. 6. submitted on October 20, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
