Join us at Hill Crest Cemetery in Holly Springs, MS on Thursday June 13th, 2024!
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Hill Crest Cemetery
199 South Market St. Holly Springs, MS 38635
6/13/2024 9am-3pm

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“Hill Crest Cemetery is one of great gems of Holly Springs and one of the finest historic cemeteries in north Mississippi, though the local government has not always treated it as such.  Hill Crest Cemetery was first formed in 1845, when R. H. Byrne donated the land of the cemetery to the city of Holly Springs.  However, these grounds were used as a cemetery even before the city took control of the land, as there are several early graves which date to 1838.  This original cemetery plot is located along Center Street (the old Oxford Road), and many of the oldest tombstones in the cemetery can still be found there today.  In 1904, the cemetery expanded north, after Dr. John Burton deeded a lot to the city which had earlier been used as a baseball field.  This part of the cemetery fronts Elder Street, which is also where the beautiful iron gates, donated by the Wynne family, can be found.

For many decades the cemetery was simply known as the Town Cemetery.  It received its name “Hill Crest” in 1905, by Mrs. W. A. Anderson, after attending the funeral of Hindman Doxey.  Many of the greatest citizens in Holly Springs and Marshall County are buried in Hill Crest, including founding fathers, war heroes, local, state and federal politicians and other figures.”

*info above provided by Hillcountyhistory.org and images below are provided by our local event co-host Phillip Knecht*