Centreville in Amite County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Centreville
(Elysian Fields)
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 21, 2016
1. Centreville Marker
Erected 1956 by Mississippi Historical Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.
Location. 31° 5.662′ N, 91° 2.497′ W. Marker is in Centreville, Mississippi, in Amite County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 24/33 and East Howard Street (State Highway 48), on the left when traveling north on State Highway 24/33. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Centreville MS 39631, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest 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 New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Anne Moody (approx. 1½ miles away); Camp Van Dorn (approx. 2.2 miles away); Midway Methodist Church (approx. 2½ miles away); Bethany Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.3 miles away); a different marker also named Anne Moody (approx. 6.6 miles away); Gloster (approx. 7½ miles away); Crosby (approx. 13.2 miles away).
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 21, 2016
2. Centreville Marker
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