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

Old Scooba Cemetery

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 19, 2016

1. Old Scooba Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This cemetery was part of the William Cannon plantation dedicated prior to 1839. William Cannon 1779 - 1843 great-great-grandfather of Margaret Cannon Boyce Brown.

Erected 2000 by Margaret C.B. and Shepherd Spencer Neville Brown Foundation HQ Waco, Texas.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.

Location. 32° 49.698′ N, 88° 26.03′ W. Marker is near Scooba, Mississippi, in Kemper County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 16 and Thompson Road, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 16. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Scooba MS 39358, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East 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 5 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William "Bill" Buckner Memorial Drive (approx. 3.1 miles away); Giles-Neville Cemetery (approx. 3.2 miles away); Electric Mills (approx. 4.4 miles away); Town of Emelle, Alabama (approx. 9.8 miles away in Alabama); Chapel Hill Church and Spring (approx. 10.9 miles away).

Also see . . . Kemper County Mississippi GenWeb info on cemetery. (Submitted on February 20, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

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Old Scooba Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 19, 2016

2. Old Scooba Cemetery

View from marker looking eastward on SR 16. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 19, 2016

3. View from marker looking eastward on SR 16.

The view west on Mississippi Route 16. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 19, 2016

4. The view west on Mississippi Route 16.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,012 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 20, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.