Join us at Greenwood Cemetery in Jackson, MS on Wednesday June 17th, 2026!
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Greenwood Cemetery
701 N West St. Jackson, MS 39202
6/17/2026 9am-3pm

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Location Details (keep scrolling for Google maps)

Local contact info for any questions: oldrivercemetery@gmail.com

Parking: Pull in through main gate and find parking on one of the gravel roads by the fountain off of the main cemetery road.

Cemetery Background/Info

The original map of the City of Jackson was completed in 1822, and the General Assembly authorized state officials to establish a place for a cemetery in January 1823. The original "old graveyard" was comprised of 6 acres but grew to about 23 acres in the mid-19th century, with the addition of the "new cemetery" lots. It was known then as the "city cemetery." In Greenwood Cemetery rest 8 Mississippi governors, 14 Jackson mayors, many clergymen, physicians, dentists, nurses, midwives, lawyers, judges, state officials, teachers, businesspeople, soldiers, paupers, husbands, wives, and children. A walk through the cemetery is a stroll through history, all enhanced by funerary sculpture and the natural beauty of trees and flowers, especially the impressive collection of antique roses. The cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a Mississippi Landmark.

*Info above and photos below provided by our local host Jordan Wilson*