Caledonia in Lowndes County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Unity Cemetery

Photographed by Davis Darryl Hartness, June 18, 2008

1. Unity Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Unity Presbyterian Church organized in 1828 with the Rev. Thos. Archibald, pastor. Buried here are early settlers, one Revolutionary War soldier, two War of 1812 soldiers, and three Civil War soldiers.

Erected 1983 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 1828.

Location. 33° 40.399′ N, 88° 19.64′ W. Marker is in Caledonia, Mississippi, in Lowndes County. It is at the intersection of Wolf Road and Callendonia Steens Road on Wolf Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Caledonia MS 39740, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi, in the Black Prairie,

and in the Golden Triangle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Woodlawn Cumberland Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church and Vaughn’s Cemetery (approx. 4½ miles away); Piney Grove United Methodist Church (approx. 7.2 miles away); Lamar County Training School (approx. 9.7 miles away in Alabama); Waverley (approx. 9.7 miles away); Rural Hill School

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(approx. 10.2 miles away); Mormon Springs (approx. 10.8 miles away); Hale & Murdock Iron Furnaces (approx. 11.9 miles away in Alabama).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 12, 2024

2. Unity Cemetery Marker

Unity Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 12, 2024

3. Unity Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2008, by Davis Darryl Hartness of Columbus, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 2,095 times since then and 69 times this year. Last updated on July 8, 2008, by Davis Darryl Hartness of Columbus, Mississippi. Photos: 1. submitted on June 29, 2008, by Davis Darryl Hartness of Columbus, Mississippi. 2, 3. submitted on April 9, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.