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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]
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”.
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."
Natchez National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Natchez overlooking the Mississippi River in Adams County, Mississippi. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 25.7 acres (10.4 ha), and as of the end of 2005, had 7,154 interments.
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.
The Odd Fellows Cemetery in Starkville, Mississippi is a historic, 3-acre (1.2 ha) African-American cemetery that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1] Odd Fellows Cemetery is one of the oldest African American cemeteries in Mississippi. [2] It was founded by lodge number 2948 of the Grand Order of Odd Fellows of ...
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 ...