Lauderdale County, Mississippi
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 46 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1971; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Meridian, Causeyville, Lizelia.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
Library of CongressNewspaper directory data for Mississippi is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Lauderdale titles at the Library of Congress.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP32 of 46 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
46 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBLauderdale was formed in 1833 (1833-12-23) from Rankin, Wayne.
LAUDERDALE created from RANKIN and WAYNE.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusLauderdale County population from 1840 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,358 | 13,313 | 21,501 | 38,150 | 45,897 | 58,247 | 64,171 | 67,119 | 77,285 | 78,161 | 72,984 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS86 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 86 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Andrew Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Anna York Cemetery |
| Antioch Cemetery |
| Arkadelphia Cemetery |
| Barker Cemetery |
| Barker Cemetery |
| Barrett Cemetery |
| Beth Israel Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Burwell Cemetery |
| Cedar Grove Cemetery |
| Center Ridge Cemetery |
| Clayton Cemetery |
| Coker Chapel Cemetery |
| Collinsville Cemetery |
| Collinsville Church Cemetery |
| Concord Cemetery |
| Confederate Cemetery |
| Daleville Cemetery |
| Daleville Cemetery |
| Fairchild Cemetery |
| Fellowship Cemetery |
| Forest Lawn Memory Gardens |
| Good Hope Cemetery |
| Goodwater Cemetery |
| Gordon Cemetery |
| Gordon Cemetery |
| Graham Cemetery |
| Gum Log Cemetery |
| Hamrick Cemetery |
| Hays Cemetery |
| Hearn Cemetery |
| Hickory Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Kelly Cemetery |
| Kinard Cemetery |
| Lad Cemetery |
| Lauderdale Cemetery |
| Lauderdale Springs Confederate-Union Cemetery |
| Lockhart Cemetery |
| Long Creek Cemetery |
| Magnolia Cemetery |
| McLemore Cemetery |
| McMurry Cemetery |
| Miller Cemetery |
| Moore Cemetery |
| Mount Carmel Cemetery |
| Mount Carmel Cemetery |
| Mount Horeb Cemetery |
| New Hope Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Old Marion Cemetery |
| Osborne Cemetery |
| Pack Cemetery |
| Parker Cemetery |
| Payne Cemetery |
| Pigford Cemetery |
| Pine Forest Cemetery |
| Pine Grove Cemetery |
| Pine Grove Cemetery |
| Pine Springs Cemetery |
| Pleasant Grove Cemetery |
| Pleasant Ridge Cemetery |
| Rawson Cemetery |
| Rose Hill Cemetery |
| Sageville Cemetery |
| Saint Luke Cemetery |
| Saint Marks Cemetery |
| Saint Patricks Cemetery |
| Salem Cemetery |
| Samuel Dale Cemetery |
| Segars Cemetery |
| Semmes Cemetery |
| Shamburger Cemetery |
| Stenis Cemetery |
| Stinson Cemetery |
| Suqualena Cemetery |
| Tabernacle Cemetery |
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
ABPPAmerican Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.
| Battlefield | Study acres | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| Meridian | 2,713 | 5.9 km |
Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).
Historical markers
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