Corinth National Cemetery
National Register of Historic Places

Corinth National Cemetery

Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi
Listed
November 20, 1996
Type
Site
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
96001352

About this property

Corinth National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in the city of Corinth, in Alcorn County, Mississippi. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 20 acres (8.1 ha), and as of the end of 2005, had 7,137 interments. It is managed by the Memphis National Cemetery. Corinth National Cemetery was established in 1866 as a place to inter the Union casualties of the Second Battle of Corinth, and other battles in the region. By the late 1870s there were over 5,000 interments in the cemetery, nearly 4,000 of which were of unknown dead. Corinth National Cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. Along with other sites, it was included in Siege and Battle of Corinth Sites, a National Historic Landmark designated in 1991 Corinth National Cemetery at the National Cemetery Administration U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corinth National Cemetery

Location

1551 Horton St.
Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi
34.92677, -88.51038

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Midtown Corinth Historic District
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When was Corinth National Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Corinth National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1996.

What type of historic resource is Corinth National Cemetery?

Corinth National Cemetery is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Corinth National Cemetery?

The period of significance for Corinth National Cemetery is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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