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National Register Of Historic Places In Hinds County, Mississippi
__NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hinds County, Mississippi. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Hinds County, Mississippi, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. There are 117 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 5 National Historic Landmarks. Another 4 properties were once listed but have been removed. Current listings Former listings See also * List of National Historic Landmarks in Mississippi * National Register of Historic Places listings in Mississippi References {{Hinds County, Mississippi Hinds County, Mississippi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Map Of Mississippi Highlighting Hinds County
A map is a symbolic depiction emphasizing relationships between elements of some space, such as objects, regions, or themes. Many maps are static, fixed to paper or some other durable medium, while others are dynamic or interactive. Although most commonly used to depict geography, maps may represent any space, real or fictional, without regard to context or scale, such as in brain mapping, DNA mapping, or computer network topology mapping. The space being mapped may be two dimensional, such as the surface of the earth, three dimensional, such as the interior of the earth, or even more abstract spaces of any dimension, such as arise in modeling phenomena having many independent variables. Although the earliest maps known are of the heavens, geographic maps of territory have a very long tradition and exist from ancient times. The word "map" comes from the , wherein ''mappa'' meant 'napkin' or 'cloth' and ''mundi'' 'the world'. Thus, "map" became a shortened term referring to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byram, Mississippi
Byram () is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 11,489 as of the 2010 census, up from 7,386 at the 2000 census, at which time it was an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP); in 2020, its population was 12,666. It is part of the Jackson metropolitan statistical area. It was incorporated for a second time in its history on June 16, 2009. Geography Byram is bordered to the north by the city of Jackson, the state capital, and to the south by Terry. Interstate 55 passes through the east side of Byram, with access from Exits 81 and 85. I-55 leads north to the center of Jackson and south to New Orleans. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Byram has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.43%, are water. The Pearl River flows southward just east of the city limits. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 12,666 people, 4,491 households, and 3,107 families residing in the city; accordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Springs, Mississippi
Crystal Springs is a city in Copiah County, Mississippi, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 5,044 as of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, down from 5,873 in 2000. It is part of the Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson Jackson, Mississippi metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography U.S. Route 51 in Mississippi, U.S. Route 51 runs through the northwest part of Crystal Springs, intersecting Interstate 55 in Mississippi, Interstate 55 at the latter's Exit 72. I-55 leads north to Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson, the state capital, and south to Brookhaven, Mississippi, Brookhaven. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.96%, is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,862 people, 1,418 households, and 982 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 5,873 people, 2,118 households, and 1,503 famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi Highway 27
Mississippi Highway 27 (MS 27) is a state highway in Mississippi. It runs from south to north for across the western and south-central parts of the state, serving 5 counties: Walthall, Lawrence, Copiah, Hinds, and Warren. The segment between Vicksburg and Crystal Springs is known vernacularly as the " Utica cutoff" because it facilitates a circumvention of Jackson for I-20 / I-55 traffic flowing between Vicksburg and Hammond. Route description MS 27 begins in Walthall County at the Louisiana state line along the banks of the Bogue Chitto River, with the road continuing south toward the town of Franklinton as Louisiana Highway 25 (LA 25). It heads northeast as a two-lane highway to pull away from the Bogue Chitto River as it travels through farmland for several miles, passing through the community of Lexie, before entering the Tylertown city limits. The highway enters town along Franklinton Street, passing by the city cemetery and through neighborhoods before enterin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utica, Mississippi
Utica is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 820 at the 2010 census, down from 966 at the 2000 census. Utica is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Utica was originally an area known as Cane Ridge. In 1837, it was given the name Utica at the suggestion of the then postmaster, Ozias Osborn, who came from Utica, New York. The town was incorporated in 1880. Utica was located on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad. A weekly newspaper, the ''Herald'', was established in 1897. In the early 1900s, Utica had several churches, eight hotels, a public school for white students, and an industrial college for black students. Agriculture consisted of watermelons, cotton and timber. The settlement had a sawmill, three cotton gins, and a brick plant. The population in 1907 was nearly 1,000. Geography Utica is in southwest Hinds County at the junctions of Mississippi Highways 18 and 27. Highway 18 leads northeast to Jackson, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi Highway 18
Mississippi Highway 18 (MS 18) is a state highway stretching across central Mississippi, from just a couple miles inland of the Mississippi River, through the state capital of Jackson, to the Alabama state line. It runs from east to west for , serving 7 counties: Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Smith, Jasper, and Clarke. Route description MS 18 begins in Claiborne County in Port Gibson at an intersection with US 61, just across the Little Bayou Pierre from downtown. It heads east as a two-lane highway through neighborhoods before leaving Port Gibson at an interchange with the Natchez Trace Parkway. The highway travels through somewhat hilly terrain for the next several miles, where it passes through Hermanville and Carlisle, before entering Copiah County. MS 18 travels through the northwestern corner of the county, where it passes through Carpenter, crosses Bayou Pierre, and passes by the Utica campus of Hinds Community College, before entering Hinds County. MS 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bovina, Mississippi
Bovina is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located about east of Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi, on Interstate 20 Interstate 20 (I‑20) is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. I-20 runs beginning at an interchange with Interstate 10, I-10 in Scroggins Draw, Texas, and ending at an interchange with Interstate 95, I-95 in Flo .... It is part of the Vicksburg Micropolitan Statistical Area. It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 516. Demographics 2020 census References Unincorporated communities in Warren County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi Census-designated places in Warren County, Mississippi {{WarrenCountyMS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad in the Central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois, with New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa (1870). There was a significant branch to Omaha, Nebraska (1899), west of Fort Dodge, Iowa, and another branch reaching Sioux Falls, South Dakota (1877), starting from Cherokee, Iowa. The Sioux Falls branch has been abandoned in its entirety. The Canadian National Railway acquired control of the IC in 1998, and merged its operations in 1999. Illinois Central continues to exist as a paper railroad. History The IC was one of the oldest Class I railroads in the United States. The company was incorporated by the Illinois General Assembly on January 16, 1836. Within a few months Rep. Zadok Casey (D-Illinois) introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives authorizing a land grant to the company to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolton, Mississippi
Bolton is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 567 at the 2010 census, down from 629 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Bolton is in north-central Hinds County, in the valley of Bakers Creek, part of the Big Black River watershed. Interstate 20 runs through the northern part of the town, with access from Exit 27. I-20 leads east to Jackson, the state capital, and west to Vicksburg. According to the United States Census Bureau, Bolton has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 441 people, 271 households, and 201 families residing in the town. 2010 census As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 567 people living in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 73.2% Black, 26.3% White and 0.4% from two or more races. 0.2% were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 629 people, 246 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinton, Mississippi
Clinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 28,100 at the 2020 United States census. History Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mt. Salus, which means "Mountain of health". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. The road east from Vicksburg was completed to Mount Salus and the federal government located the district land office at Mount Salus in 1822. The original federal survey in 1822 references a spring called "Swafford's Spring" at the site of the town. In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt Clinton, the former governor of New York who led completion of the Erie Canal. The first road through Mount Salus/Clinton was the Natchez Trace, improved from a centuries-old Native American path. Currently Clinton has three majo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brownsville, Mississippi
Brownsville is an unincorporated community located on Mississippi Highway 22 in northern Hinds County, Mississippi. Brownsville is approximately southwest of Flora and approximately north of Bolton. Brownsville is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Brownsville was originally known as Spring Hill. The name was changed to Brownsville in 1838 in honor of Elisha Brown, who settled in the area in 1830. The local Masonic lodge funded the construction of a male and female school for Brownsville. The community was once home to two churches, two general stores, a drug store, two carriage shops, and a blacksmith shop. In 1838, the Brownsville Volunteers were organized and made part of the Hinds County regiment of the state of Mississippi. A post office operated under the name Brownsville from 1838 to 1904. Notable person * Thomas C. Catchings, who served Mississippi Attorney General from 1877 to 1885 and as a member of the United States House of Representative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi Highway 22
Mississippi Highway 22 (MS 22) is a state highway in central Mississippi, United States. It runs from east to west for approximately , serving only two counties: Madison and Hinds, while connecting the towns of Edwards, Flora, and Canton. Route description MS 22 begins in rural western Hinds County in the town of Edwards at an intersection with MS 467 just north of downtown. It heads north to immediately have an interchange with I-20/US 80 (Exit 19) before leaving Edwards and winding its way northeast as a two-lane highway through a mix of farmland and wooded areas for the next several miles. The highway now crosses into Madison County and passes by the Mississippi Petrified Forest as it enters Flora along Peach Street to have an intersection with US 49. MS 22 enters neighborhoods and makes a left turn onto Fourth Street, which it follows northward for a few blocks before making a right onto Madison Street. The highway now enters downtown at a signalized intersection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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