Louisville Street Cemetery

Also known as the Old Presbyterian Cemetery, this cemetery was established in 1834 and contains approximately forty nine graves. Among those buried here are Dr. Araunah Bardwell and David Ames. Bardwell came to the area as a member of the Mayhew Mission and became one of the area’s first physicians. Ames established the first school in Oktibbeha County in 1837 and served as Justice of the Peace, probate judge, and the first mayor of Starkville, which was originally known as Boardtown.