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Hinds County, Mississippi

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
135historic places
—earliest paper
1821formed
227,742pop. 2020
58cemeteries
4CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 135 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1969; 6 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Jackson, Raymond, Terry.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Mississippi is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Hinds titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

77 of 135 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

135 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
505-507-509 North Farish StreetJacksonBuilding2024
Admiral Benbow InnJacksonBuilding2020
Ayer HallJacksonBuilding1977
Bailey Hill Civil War EarthworksJacksonSite1975
Baldwin's Ferry MoundNewmanStructure1998
Bardin Mound (22-Hi-537)Coxs FerrySite1987
Belhaven Heights Historic DistrictJacksonDistrict1983
Belhaven Heights Historic District (Boundary Increase)JacksonDistrict1998
Belhaven Historic DistrictJacksonDistrict2012
Bellevue Court ApartmentsJacksonBuilding1994
Berry Mound and Village Archeological SiteTerrySite1969
Big Black River BattlefieldSmith's StationSite1971
Boteler, Lillian, HouseRaymondBuilding1986
Building at 733 North State StreetJacksonBuilding2021
Byram BridgeBryamStructure1979
Calvary Baptist ChurchJacksonBuilding2013
Capitol GreenJacksonSite1969
Casey Elementary SchoolJacksonBuilding2018
Castle CrestJacksonBuilding2010
Cates, John F., HouseBrownsvilleBuilding1985
Cedars, TheClintonBuilding1977
Central Fire StationJacksonBuilding1975
Chambliss BuildingJacksonBuilding2004
Champion Hill Battlefield NHLBoltonDistrict1971
City HallJacksonBuilding1969
City Mound (22Hi672)JacksonSite1988
Clinton Olde Towne Historic DistrictClintonDistrict2017
Downtown Fondren Historic DistrictJacksonDistrict2014
Dr. Jacob and Mrs. Daisy Reddix HouseJacksonBuilding2024
Dupree HouseRaymondBuilding1979
Dupree Mound and Village Archeological SiteEdwardsSite1969
Dupree-Ratliff HouseRaymondBuilding1986
East Midtown Historic DistrictJacksonDistrict2022
Edwards HotelJacksonBuilding1976
Evers, Medgar, Historic DistrictJacksonDistrict2013
Evers, Medgar, HouseJacksonBuilding2000
Evers, Medgar, House NHLJacksonBuilding
Falk, Meyer and Genevieve, HouseJacksonBuilding2021
Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District (Additional Documentation)JacksonDistrict1980
Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District (Boundary Increase)JacksonDistrict1980
Floyd MoundBovinaSite1969
FountainheadJacksonBuilding1980
Futch, James M., HouseRaymondBuilding1992
Galloway-Williams HouseJacksonBuilding1985
George Street GroceryJacksonBuilding2010
Gibbs-Von Seutter HouseRaymondBuilding1986
Green, Garner Wynn, HouseJacksonBuilding1985
Greenwood CemeteryJacksonSite1984
Griffith Memorial Baptist ChurchJacksonBuilding2022
Henry, R.H., BridgeEdwardsStructure2005
Hinds County ArmoryJacksonBuilding2000
Hinds County CourthouseRaymondBuilding1986
Hinds County CourthouseJacksonBuilding1986
Holly Grove Plantation HouseBoltonBuilding1996
Houses at 500, 505, 512 and 513 North State StreetJacksonDistrict1995
Illinois Central Railroad DepotTerryBuilding2001
Illinois Central Railroad DepotRaymondBuilding1986
Jackson Holiday Inn SouthwestJacksonBuilding2023
John R. Lynch Street Civil Rights DistrictJacksonDistrict2025
Jones, Dudley, HouseTerryBuilding1984
Keith Press BuildingRaymondBuilding1986
Lanier Junior-Senior High School (Colored)JacksonBuilding2014
Lebanon Presbyterian ChurchUticaBuilding1999
Leonard Court Historic DistrictJacksonDistrict2024
Lewis, A. J., HouseEdwardsBuilding1983
Lewis, Ervin, HouseByramBuilding1989
Liberty HallCrystal SpringsBuilding2008
Lorena Duling SchoolJacksonBuilding2007
Magnolia ValeRaymondBuilding1983
Main HallRaymondBuilding1986
Manship HouseJacksonBuilding1972
Manship House (Boundary Increase)JacksonBuilding1980
McNair PlantationRaymondBuilding1982
McRae's Department Store at Meadowbrook MartJacksonBuilding2015
Merrill-Maley HouseJacksonBuilding1982
Millsaps-Buie HouseJacksonBuilding1973
Mississippi Federation of Women's ClubsJacksonBuilding1988
Mississippi Foundry and Machine Company BuildingJacksonBuilding2008
Mississippi Governor's Mansion NHLJacksonBuilding1969
Mississippi State Capitol NHLJacksonBuilding1969
Morris Ice CompanyJacksonBuilding2019
Morris, Joseph Henry, HouseJacksonBuilding1983
Mt. Olive CemeteryJacksonSite2017
Municipal Art GalleryJacksonBuilding2012
N & W Overall Company BuildingJacksonBuilding2007
Naval and Marine Corps Reserve CenterJacksonBuilding2002
New Orleans Great Northern Railroad Passenger DepotJacksonBuilding1996
North Manor ApartmentsJacksonBuilding1995
Oaks, TheJacksonBuilding1973
Old State Capitol NHLJacksonBuilding1969
Old Terminal Building, Hawkins FieldJacksonBuilding2020
Peyton HouseRaymondBuilding1973
Phoenix Hall-Johnson-Harper HouseRaymondBuilding1986
Pocahontas Mound APocahontasSite1969
Pocahontas Mound BPocahontasSite1972
Poindexter Park Historic DistrictJacksonDistrict1995
Porter HouseRaymondBuilding1986
Provine ChapelClintonBuilding2025
Raymond Battlefield SiteRaymondSite1972
Raymond Historic DistrictRaymondDistrict2007
Robertson, Smith, Elementary SchoolJacksonBuilding1978
Saint Mark's Episcopal ChurchRaymondBuilding1986
Shelton HouseRaymondBuilding1986
Sims HouseJacksonBuilding1983
Smith ApartmentsRaymondBuilding2020
Smith Park Architectural DistrictJacksonDistrict1976
Smith Park Architectural District (Boundary Increase 4)JacksonDistrict2023
Smith Park Architectural District (Boundary Increase II)JacksonDistrict2004
Smith Park Architectural District (Boundary Increase III)JacksonDistrict2014
Smith Park Architectural District (Boundary Increase)JacksonBuilding1993
Southern Christian InstituteEdwardsDistrict2007
Southwest Midtown Historic DistrictJacksonDistrict2019
Spann, Pearl, Elementary SchoolJacksonBuilding2018
Spengler's CornerJacksonBuilding1977
Spengler's Corner Historic DistrictJacksonDistrict1979
Spengler's Corner Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation)JacksonDistrict2019
Spengler-Thomas BuildingJacksonBuilding2003
Stamp’s Super BurgersJacksonBuilding2023
Sub RosaPocahontasBuilding1975
TanglewoodClintonBuilding2013
Terry Colored SchoolTerryBuilding2026
Upper Midtown Historic DistrictJacksonDistrict2019
Upper Midtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)JacksonDistrict2022
Virden-Patton HouseJacksonBuilding1983
WJDX Transmitter BuildingJacksonBuilding2024
Warren-Guild-Simmons HouseJacksonBuilding1979
Waterhouse-Simmons HouseJacksonBuilding2018
Welty, Eudora, House NHLJacksonBuilding2002
West Capitol Street Historic DistrictJacksonDistrict1980
Whitehead and Lloyd Motor CompanyJacksonBuilding2025
Wiener House at 228 Ridge DriveJacksonBuilding2009
Wiener, Dr. Julian and Kathryn, HouseJacksonBuilding2021
Williams, Alex, HouseJacksonBuilding1979
Wilson, Woodrow, BridgeJacksonStructure1988
Wolfe HouseTerryBuilding1989

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Hinds was formed in 1821 (1821-02-12) from unknown / original county.

HINDS created from Non-County Area 1.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Hinds County population from 1830 to 2020 (Census historical series).

254k132k8,64518301840188019201930196020002020
183018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
8,64519,09831,33943,95852,57757,110107,273142,164187,045250,998250,800227,742

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

National Park Service sites nearby

NPS

Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).

SiteTypeDist.
Vicksburg National Military ParkPark unit37.9 km

Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

58 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 58 of 58 listed
NameLatLon
Auburn Cemetery32.21598-90.58732
Bailey Cemetery32.27408-90.19902
Bedwell Cemetery32.22464-90.45077
Belmont Cemetery32.21098-90.70121
Benevolent Society Cemetery32.10626-90.30092
Beth Israel Cemetery32.31769-90.17892
Big Creek Cemetery32.2107-90.30925
Birdsong Cemetery32.43472-90.53563
Bolton Cemetery32.35764-90.44259
Breeden Cemetery32.09447-90.67139
Carter Cemetery32.24418-90.43304
Cedar Lawn Cemetery32.31838-90.2168
Chatham Cemetery32.1282-90.71204
Clinton Cemetery32.33605-90.32061
Cook Cemetery32.21126-90.66065
Cowles Meade Cemetery32.35073-90.34039
Cox Cemetery32.51736-90.48481
Dawson Cemetery32.51763-90.4837
Edwards Cemetery32.33401-90.58513
Elmwood Cemetery32.32042-90.20092
Fatherree Cemetery32.10598-90.63787
Friendship Cemetery32.31383-90.61556
Garden Memorial Park32.38931-90.27148
Green Cemetery32.44047-90.24796
Greenwood Cemetery32.3082-90.18398
Griffin Cemetery32.11987-90.68371
Hart Cemetery32.14494-90.65673
Henry Cemetery32.25356-90.67121
Hope Spring Cemetery32.37014-90.2262
Johnson Cemetery32.39688-90.11431
Lake Cemetery32.36987-90.22703
Lakewood Memorial Park32.3377-90.29215
Lakewood Memorial Park South Cemetery32.24148-90.24244
Lemon Cemetery32.07209-90.70454
Lincoln Cemetery32.29265-90.21085
McClellan Cemetery32.10475-90.69474
McElwee Cemetery32.18765-90.68482
McGowen Cemetery32.20724-90.23724
Montgomery Cemetery32.25042-90.66009
Morrison Cemetery32.19042-90.56704
Mount Olive Cemetery32.29654-90.20342
Nalley Cemetery32.18542-90.6012
Nutt Cemetery32.10043-90.70176
Oak Grove Cemetery32.19153-90.51898
Odd Fellows Cemetery32.33468-90.31822
Pocahontas Cemetery32.47424-90.28568
Ritchey Cemetery32.08099-90.71319
Roberts Cemetery32.41319-90.37481
Salem Cemetery32.16931-90.53954
Salmon Cemetery32.21931-90.4637
Seven Star Cemetery32.10611-90.69552
Spring Ridge Cemetery32.20653-90.34759
Terry Cemetery32.10262-90.29944
Tinnin Cemetery32.43764-90.34703
Turner Cemetery32.16626-90.71926
Underhill Cemetery32.41792-90.50148
Willow Park Cemetery32.29133-90.2196
Wilson Cemetery32.38181-90.26065

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Civil War battlefields nearby

ABPP

American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.

BattlefieldStudy acresDist.Site ID
Raymond4,0213.5 kmMS007
Champion Hill9,6729.8 kmMS009
Big Black River Bridge2,91423.4 kmMS010
Jackson8,68226.6 kmMS008

Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).

Historical markers

HMdb link

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