Clinton in Hinds County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Clinton Cemetery

Photographed by Robert Cole, October 20, 2013

1. Clinton Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Established ca. 1800, the Clinton Cemetery is one of the oldest in central Mississippi. Buried here are families of pioneer settlers, ten college presidents, and sixty-three Confederate soldiers.

Erected 1975 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 1800.

Location. 32° 20.203′ N, 90° 19.268′ W. Marker is in Clinton, Mississippi, in Hinds County. It is on East College Street 0.2 miles west of Fairmont Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 520 E College St, Clinton MS 39056, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

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

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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 walking distance of this marker: Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Cedars (approx. 0.2 miles away); East Clinton Historic District (approx. ¼ mile away); Clinton Methodist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named East Clinton Historic District (approx. 0.3 miles away); Clinton (approx. 0.4 miles away); Natchez Trace Crossing (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dr. Walter Hillman (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clinton.

Also see . . . Find A Grave: Clinton Cemetery. (Submitted on October 22, 2013, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.)

Photographed by Robert Cole, October 20, 2013

2. Clinton Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2013, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,119 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 22, 2013, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.