TheMississippi Mound Trail is a driving tour of 33 sites adjoiningU.S. Route 61 where indigenous peoples of theMississippi Delta built earthworks.[1] The mounds were primarily built between 500 and 1500 AD,[2] but are representative of a variety of cultures known as theMound Builders. Each site has a historical marker and is accessible by road.[3]
Opened in 2016,[1] the trail was a joint venture between theMississippi Department of Archives and History, theMississippi Department of Transportation and various other stakeholders.[4]
| Mound name | Mound location | Listed onNRHP | Photograph | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aden Mounds | NearValley Park at32°38′13.09″N90°50′10.82″W / 32.6369694°N 90.8363389°W /32.6369694; -90.8363389 | Yes | Type site for the Aden Phase (800–900 CE) of Lower Yazoo BasinColes Creek culture chronology | |
| Anguilla Mound | Anguilla at32°58′21″N90°50′29″W / 32.97250°N 90.84139°W /32.97250; -90.84139 | No | Site consists of a single mound | |
| Arcola Mounds | NearArcola at33°14′42″N90°52′55″W / 33.24500°N 90.88194°W /33.24500; -90.88194 | Yes | Only three of the original six mounds exist today. | |
| Batesville Mounds | Batesville at34°20′51″N89°55′25″W / 34.34750°N 89.92361°W /34.34750; -89.92361 | Yes |  | Originally consisted of seven mounds, with only four currently visible. Listed as aMississippi Landmark. The Batesville Mounds listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[5] |
| Bayou Pierre Mounds | NearPort Gibson at31°58′56″N91°00′17″W / 31.98222°N 91.00472°W /31.98222; -91.00472 | Yes | Consists of three mounds (and possibly a fourth) | |
| Beaverdam Mounds | NearEvansville at34°37′44″N90°23′39″W / 34.62889°N 90.39417°W /34.62889; -90.39417 | Yes | Site consists of two earthen mounds and a former village | |
| Carson Mounds | Stovall at34°17′37.4″N90°40′16.04″W / 34.293722°N 90.6711222°W /34.293722; -90.6711222 | Yes |  | Only five of the original seven mounds currently exist |
| Carter Mounds | NearRolling Fork at32°55′22.6″N90°53′00.3″W / 32.922944°N 90.883417°W /32.922944; -90.883417 | No | Site consists of a platform mound and burial mound | |
| Cary Mounds | Cary at32°48′14.5″N90°55′53.0″W / 32.804028°N 90.931389°W /32.804028; -90.931389 | Yes | Only one of four original mounds exists today | |
| Christmas Mound | NearBeulah at33°46′10.6″N90°58′43.6″W / 33.769611°N 90.978778°W /33.769611; -90.978778 | No | Consists of a single mound with a private cemetery located atop the mound. | |
| Dunn Mounds | NearLyon at34°12′58.7″N90°28′32.7″W / 34.216306°N 90.475750°W /34.216306; -90.475750 | No | Site consists of three mounds | |
| Edgefield Mounds | NearNorfolk at34°59′32.5″N90°12′52.8″W / 34.992361°N 90.214667°W /34.992361; -90.214667 | No | Consists of three mounds | |
| Emerald Mound | Stanton at31°38′9.98″N91°14′50.02″W / 31.6361056°N 91.2472278°W /31.6361056; -91.2472278 | Yes |  | Type site for the Emerald Phase (1500 to 1680 CE) of the Natchez Bluffs Plaquemine culture chronology and second-largest Mississippian period earthwork in the country. Also aNational Historic Landmark |
| Evansville Mounds | Evansville at34°38′19.6″N90°23′32.8″W / 34.638778°N 90.392444°W /34.638778; -90.392444 | Yes | Originally consisted of four mounds but only two remain. An abandoned schoolhouse is located on Mound B. | |
| Foster Mounds | NearWashington at31°36′03.4″N90°19′40.9″W / 31.600944°N 90.328028°W /31.600944; -90.328028 | Yes |  | Consists of two mounds. An antebellum home is located on Mound A. |
| Grace Mounds | Grace at32°59′23.4″N90°58′12.6″W / 32.989833°N 90.970167°W /32.989833; -90.970167 | Yes | Only two of the original five mounds currently exist | |
| Glass Mounds | Warrenton at32°13′49.1″N90°56′09.6″W / 32.230306°N 90.936000°W /32.230306; -90.936000 | No | Possibly consisted of five mounds but only three are currently intact | |
| Grand Village of the Natchez | Natchez at32°31′25.0″N91°22′46.4″W / 32.523611°N 91.379556°W /32.523611; -91.379556 | Yes |  | Originally contained six mounds, but only three are intact today. Occupied by theNatchez until 1730. Listed as a National Historic Landmark. |
| Haynes Bluff Mounds | NearRedwood at32°31′26.9″N90°46′47.0″W / 32.524139°N 90.779722°W /32.524139; -90.779722 | No | Originally consisted of four mounds but only two remain today | |
| Hollywood Mounds | NearHollywood at34°46′39.2″N90°22′13.7″W / 34.777556°N 90.370472°W /34.777556; -90.370472 | No |  | Originally consisted of one large mound and multiple boundary mounds, but only the platform mound and three boundary mounds remain today. Also a Mississippi Landmark. |
| Jaketown Mounds | NearDeovolente at33°14′13.542″N90°29′13.2936″W / 33.23709500°N 90.487026000°W /33.23709500; -90.487026000 | Yes |  | Once consisted of eighteen mounds but only three are visible today. Also a Mississippi Landmark and National Historic Landmark. |
| Johnson Cemetery Mound | Hollywood at34°44′27.0″N90°21′57.5″W / 34.740833°N 90.365972°W /34.740833; -90.365972 | Yes | Site consists of a mound and accompanying village. A private cemetery is located on the mound. | |
| Law Mounds | Foote at33°05′17.0″N91°01′09.1″W / 33.088056°N 91.019194°W /33.088056; -91.019194 | No | Only one of the original three mounds exists today. | |
| Lake George Mounds | Holly Bluff at32°48′51.2″N90°41′02.5″W / 32.814222°N 90.684028°W /32.814222; -90.684028 | Yes |  | Consisted of up to twenty eight mounds but only a few are currently visible. Listed as a National Historic Landmark. |
| Lessley Mound | NearWoodville at31°09′30.2″N91°26′25.9″W / 31.158389°N 91.440528°W /31.158389; -91.440528 | No | Site consists of a single mound with the Lessley family cemetery located atop the mound | |
| Mont Helena Mounds | NearRolling Fork at32°56′39.6″N90°52′12.7″W / 32.944333°N 90.870194°W /32.944333; -90.870194 | No |  | Possibly consisted of three mounds, but only one exists today. A Victorian neoclassical home currently sits atop the mound. |
| Pocahontas Mounds | Pocahontas, Mississippi at32°28′9.37″N90°17′17.81″W / 32.4692694°N 90.2882806°W /32.4692694; -90.2882806 | Yes |  | Site contains two mounds. Also listed as a Mississippi Landmark. |
| Rolling Fork Mounds | Rolling Fork at32°53′47.7″N90°52′44.0″W / 32.896583°N 90.878889°W /32.896583; -90.878889 | Yes |  | Originally consisted of three mounds but only two remain today |
| Salomon Mounds | NearCoahoma at34°22′39.3″N90°29′24.2″W / 34.377583°N 90.490056°W /34.377583; -90.490056 | Yes | Possibly consisted of twelve mounds, but only three exist today. A private cemetery is located atop Mound A. | |
| Smith Creek Mounds | NearFort Adams at31°08′22.0″N91°30′59.1″W / 31.139444°N 91.516417°W /31.139444; -91.516417 | Yes | Site consists of three mounds | |
| Swan Lake Mounds | NearFoote at33°05′58.0″N90°59′54.5″W / 33.099444°N 90.998472°W /33.099444; -90.998472 | No | Originally included four mounds but only two exist today | |
| Windsor Mounds | Bruinsburg at31°56′45.2″N91°07′36.4″W / 31.945889°N 91.126778°W /31.945889; -91.126778 | Yes | Site consists of four mounds with a private cemetery located on Mound C. | |
| Winterville Mounds | NearWinterville at33°29′9″N91°3′40″W / 33.48583°N 91.06111°W /33.48583; -91.06111 | Yes |  | Originally consisted of more than twenty mounds. Listed as a Mississippi Landmark and National Historic Landmark. |
Source:Mississippi Mound Trail official web site