Near Fort Adams in Wilkinson County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Smith Creek Mounds

— Mississippi Mound Trail —

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 4, 2016

1. Smith Creek Mounds Marker

Inscription. The Smith Creek site consists of three mounds surrounding a large plaza. Mound A is the site's largest monument, at over 30 feet. Mound B is a burial mound surrounded by a ditch or moat. Mound C, to the east, is eroding into Smith Creek; its original dimensions are unknown. Mounds A and C were built in multiple stages, beginning in the Cole Creek Period (ca. AD 1000-1100) and continuing until ca. AD 1350. The plaza at Smith Creek was artificially raised as early as AD 750-850 and probably predates the mounds, and construction continued until about AD 1350.

Lower Plaque
This archaeological site is on private property. Please view from the pull-off area.
NO TRESPASSING

Erected by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi Mound Trail series list.

Location. 31° 8.414′ N, 91° 30.936′ W. Marker is near Fort Adams,

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Mississippi, in Wilkinson County. It is on State Highway 24 half a mile north of Millbrook Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Woodville MS 39669, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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: Lessley Mound (approx. 4.6 miles away); Old River (approx. 7 miles away in Louisiana); Richard K. Yancey (approx. 7.7 miles away in Louisiana); Grave Of Oliver Pollock (approx. 8.8 miles away); Three Rivers Confluence (approx. 11.9 miles away in Louisiana); a different marker also named Old River

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 4, 2016

2. Smith Creek Mounds Marker

Map side B

(approx. 13.3 miles away in Louisiana); Avenue of Magnolias (approx. 13.9 miles away).

Also see . . . Mississippi Mound Trail. Mississippi Historical markers website entry (Submitted on May 28, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 4, 2016

3. Smith Creek Mounds Marker

August 4, 2016

4. Smith Creek Mounds Marker

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August 4, 2016

5. Smith Creek Mounds Marker QR code

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Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2016. This page has been viewed 1,282 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 11, 2016, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 4, 5. submitted on August 11, 2016. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.