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Towery-Sullivan-Smith Cemetery

Monroe County, Mississippi, USA

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  • Get directions Bethleham Rd.
    Monroe County, Mississippi, USA
    Coordinates: 34.03421, -88.26288
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In an interview with Iva Lee Smith Simms who was born and grew up in the abandoned house across the street from the cemetery, she states that the cemetery was originally called the Towery Cemetery on account of the Towery's buried there but that now it was just the Smith Cemetery due to Lendzy Smith, her father, owning the property. In The Journal of Monroe County History Vol. VII there's an article on page 46 written by Charles Granville Hamilton. In this article he calls this cemetery the Sullivan Cemetery.

There are many unmarked graves in this cemetery that the forrest has reclaimed so the cemetery is much bigger than it seems at first glance. It covers an area of roughly between 60'x110' and 90'x165' (calculated from my steps of about 30-55 with a stride of between 2 and 3 feet per step). Judging from about 5 rows of about 10-15 or more graves per row I'd estimate approximately 50-75 people are buried here. Someone who spends more time on gravesites with knowledge and time to clear this one off would get a much more precise estimate.

The cemetery is located in the Northeastern part of Monroe Co., MS in Section 7, Township 12 South, and Range 16 West. It's on private property owned by the Smith girls and their husbands. Ask for permission to enter the cemetery from either Michael and Christie Grimes or Chris and Kendra Fair, son-in-laws and daughters of Mrs. Iva Lee Smith Simms who passed away last year, 2017.
In an interview with Iva Lee Smith Simms who was born and grew up in the abandoned house across the street from the cemetery, she states that the cemetery was originally called the Towery Cemetery on account of the Towery's buried there but that now it was just the Smith Cemetery due to Lendzy Smith, her father, owning the property. In The Journal of Monroe County History Vol. VII there's an article on page 46 written by Charles Granville Hamilton. In this article he calls this cemetery the Sullivan Cemetery.

There are many unmarked graves in this cemetery that the forrest has reclaimed so the cemetery is much bigger than it seems at first glance. It covers an area of roughly between 60'x110' and 90'x165' (calculated from my steps of about 30-55 with a stride of between 2 and 3 feet per step). Judging from about 5 rows of about 10-15 or more graves per row I'd estimate approximately 50-75 people are buried here. Someone who spends more time on gravesites with knowledge and time to clear this one off would get a much more precise estimate.

The cemetery is located in the Northeastern part of Monroe Co., MS in Section 7, Township 12 South, and Range 16 West. It's on private property owned by the Smith girls and their husbands. Ask for permission to enter the cemetery from either Michael and Christie Grimes or Chris and Kendra Fair, son-in-laws and daughters of Mrs. Iva Lee Smith Simms who passed away last year, 2017.

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