Cowles Mead Cemetery is located on the Natchez Trace Parkway at milepost 88.1.

Like many of his generation, Cowles Mead came from the east seeking opportunity in the Mississippi Territory. He owned a tavern on the Old Trace near Natchez and held several political offices, including acting governor in 1806. During this time, he ordered the arrest of Aaron Burr for treason but the former Vice President was acquitted. Mead followed the growth of the state and moved to the Jackson area. He built his beautifully landscaped home, "Greenwood" on this site. Little remains today of his grand estate that burned after his death, during the Civil War, except the family cemetery along the walkway to your right.
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  • Latitude: 32.3516833
    Longitude: -90.33965
    Elevation (approximate): 371 feet
    Milepost: 88.1
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