Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Tobias Gibson

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 17, 2015

1. Tobias Gibson Marker

Inscription. Homesite of "Father of Methodism" in Mississippi. Sent, 1799 to Mississippi Territory as missionary, he founded many of its early churches. He is buried on Crawford Street Church lawn.

Erected 1970 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1799.

Location. 32° 18.267′ N, 90° 54.309′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Warrenton Road (Business U.S. 61) half a mile north of Riverwalk Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Warrenton Road, Vicksburg MS 39180, 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,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

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a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

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: Mississippi (approx. 0.6 miles away); Vicksburg Siege (approx. 0.6 miles away); Gibraltar of the Confederacy (approx. 0.6 miles away); U.S. Battery Benton. (approx. 0.6 miles away); Iowa (approx. 0.9 miles away); C.S. Company G, (approx. 0.9 miles away); C.S. Company A, (approx. 0.9 miles away); C.S. Company C, (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.

View of marker looking south on Warrenton Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 17, 2015

2. View of marker looking south on Warrenton Road.

View of marker looking north on Warrenton Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 17, 2015

3. View of marker looking north on Warrenton Road.

Marker in front of former homesite. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 17, 2015

4. Marker in front of former homesite.

View of Crawford Street Church & Tobias Gibson grave marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Google Street View

5. View of Crawford Street Church & Tobias Gibson grave marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2017. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,383 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 19, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.