Mississippi Department of Archives & History

This Mississippi Department of Archives and History marker commemorating William Faulkner (1897-1962) is located near William Faulkner’s grave, in a cemetery just outside downtown Oxford, Mississippi.

The GPS Location of this marker is: N 34° 22.219′ W 89° 30.800′

Mississippi Department of Archives & History marker for William Faulkner is located 20 paces from William Faulkner's grave in Oxford, Mississippi.
This Mississippi Department of Archives & History marker for William Faulkner is located 20 paces from William Faulkner’s grave in Oxford, Mississippi.

This marker reads:

“WILLIAM FAULKNER – The creator of Yoknapatawpha County, whose stories about his people won him the Nobel Prize, is buried twenty steps east of this marker.”

The GPS location of William Faulkner’s grave is: N 34° 22.215′ W 89° 30.787′

Here are some photos of William Faulkner’s grave, twenty steps east of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History marker.

As noted in our Musicians’ Gravesites page, many visitors leave musical instruments, liquor bottles and other tributes on blues musicians’ graves. Many visitors to William Faulkner’s grave leave bottles of liquor, particularly bourbon, as a tribute to William Faulkner.

William Faulkner's grave in Oxford, Mississippi. The liquor bottles are tributes left at the grave by William Faulkner's fans.
William Faulkner’s grave in Oxford, Mississippi. The liquor bottles are tributes left at the grave by William Faulkner’s fans.
William Faulkner's grave in Oxford, Mississippi. The liquor bottles are tributes left at the grave by William Faulkner's fans.
William Faulkner’s grave in Oxford, Mississippi. The liquor bottles are tributes left at the grave by William Faulkner’s fans.
William Faulkner's grave in Oxford, Mississippi. The liquor bottles are tributes left at the grave by William Faulkner's fans.
William Faulkner’s grave in Oxford, Mississippi. The liquor bottles are tributes left at the grave by William Faulkner’s fans.

If you are interested in William Faulkner, you may want to see these sites associated with William Faulkner in Oxford, Mississippi.

Mississippi Department of Archives & History marker at the entrance to Rowan Oak, William Faulkner's home from 1930 until his death in 1962.
Mississippi Department of Archives & History marker at the entrance to Rowan Oak, William Faulkner’s home from 1930 until his death in 1962.

Rowan Oak

Rowan Oak was William Faulkner’s home between 1930 and his death in 1962.

It is open for tours and is maintained as a literary heritage site by the University of Mississippi.

It is a short drive from William Faulkner’s grave.

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Mississippi Department of Archives & History marker for St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Oxford, Mississippi. William Faulkner was a parishioner of this church.
Mississippi Department of Archives & History marker for St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Oxford, Mississippi. William Faulkner was a parishioner of this church.

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church

William Faulkner was a parishioner of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in downtown Oxford, a short drive from William Faulkner’s grave.

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