Jasper County, Mississippi
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 5 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1993. Most listings are in or near Bay Springs, Rose Hill, Paulding.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP1 of 5 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
5 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Archeological Site No. 22-Js-572 | Bay Springs | 1993 |
| Archeological Site No. 22JS587 | Bay Springs | 1994 |
| Graham House | Rose Hill | 2008 |
| Jasper County Jail, Old | Paulding | 1994 |
| Montrose Presbyterian Church | Montrose | 2003 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBJasper was formed in 1833 (1833-12-23) from Jones, Wayne.
JASPER created from JONES and WAYNE.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusJasper County population from 1840 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,958 | 11,007 | 12,126 | 15,394 | 18,508 | 19,484 | 18,912 | 16,909 | 17,265 | 18,149 | 16,367 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS46 cemeteries and 14 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 46 of 46 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Antioch Cemetery |
| Bay Springs Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Community Center Cemetery |
| Corinth Cemetery |
| County Line Cemetery |
| Decedar Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Edon Cemetery |
| Enanon Cemetery |
| Enon Cemetery |
| Fellowship Cemetery |
| Garlandville Cemetery |
| Graham Cemetery |
| Green Valley Cemetery |
| Heidelberg Cemetery |
| Holden Cemetery |
| Hopewell Cemetery |
| Knight Cemetery |
| Knight Cemetery |
| Lake Como Cemetery |
| Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Louin Cemetery |
| McCarty Cemetery |
| McFarland Cemetery |
| Memory Gardens Cemetery |
| Montrose Cemetery |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Mulberry Cemetery |
| New Zion Cemetery |
| Palestine Cemetery |
| Paulding Cemetery |
| Philadelphia Cemetery |
| Pisgah Cemetery |
| Pisgah Cemetery |
| Pleasant Grove Cemetery |
| Providence Cemetery |
| Randall Hill Cemetery |
| Read Cemetery |
| Rose Hill Cemetery |
| Saint Paul Cemetery |
| Saint Peter Cemetery |
| Salem Cemetery |
| Shady Grove Cemetery |
| Terry Cemetery |
| Union Seminary Baptist Cemetery |
| Vossburg Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 14 of 14
| Name |
|---|
| Brevet |
| Burns |
| Claiborne |
| Davisville |
| Etchehoma |
| Goshen |
| Hamlet |
| Holt |
| Jewells Hill |
| Oak Bowery |
| Success |
| Tallahoma |
| Vrue |
| Weems |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
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