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This list of cemeteries in Mississippi includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable.
The Odd Fellows and Confederate Cemetery, at the corner of Cemetery and Commerce Streets in Grenada, Mississippi is a historic cemetery. It includes Gothic architecture, Romanesque architecture, Classical architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, for architectural criteria. [1]
The logo of Find a Grave used from 1995 to 2018 [2] Find a Grave was created in 1995 by Salt Lake City, Utah, resident Jim Tipton to support his hobby of visiting the burial sites of famous celebrities. [3] Tipton classified his early childhood as being a nerdy kid who had somewhat of a fascination with graves and some love for learning HTML. [4]
Hillcrest Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States. Established in 1837, it is known as the "Little Arlington of the South." Established in 1837, it is known as the "Little Arlington of the South."
In 1964, Alan Wilson, co-founder of the band Canned Heat, found House and had him listen to his old recordings. He encouraged him to find his way back to the music and from this collaboration, Father of Folk Blues was born. Wilson even played second guitar on “Empire State Express” and the harp on ”Levee Camp Moan”.
Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery located in downtown Jackson, Mississippi.Still in use, it was established by a federal land grant on November 21, 1821. It was originally known simply as "The Graveyard" and later as "City Cemetery" before the present name was adopted in 1899.
Hankins then went to find Jonathan’s grave, searching for its number, 645. Before she could find it, a sheriff’s deputy stopped her. “Ma’am, you have to leave right now,” the deputy said.
William Augustus Lake (1808–1861), U.S. Representative from Mississippi (1855–57). [15] Alexander Keith McClung (1811–1855), lieutenant colonel in 1st Mississippi Regiment during the Mexican–American War, and U.S. chargé d'affaires to Bolivia (1849–51). [16] Buddie Newman (1921–2002), Speaker of the Mississippi House of ...