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Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
11historic places
—earliest paper
1833formed
12,715pop. 2020
62cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 11 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1978. Most listings are in or near Sumner, Charleston, Webb.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

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National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

5 of 11 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

11 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Allison Mound (22Tl1024)WebbSite1988
Black Bayou BridgeGlendoraStructure2011
Buford Site (22Tl501)SumnerSite1986
Dell Bullion Mound (22Tl998)GrenadaSite1988
Harrison, Dr. Tandy and Sarah, HouseCharlestonBuilding2019
Jacks SitePhilippSite1978
Lamb-Fish BridgeCharlestonStructure1982
Mitchell and McLendon General MerchantsEnidBuilding2025
Murphey-Jennings HouseSumnerBuilding1982
Spivey SiteCrowderSite1978
Tallahatchie County Second District CourthouseSumnerBuilding2007

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

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Tallahatchie was formed in 1833 (1833-12-23) from Monroe, Washington.

TALLAHATCHIE created from MONROE, WASHINGTON, and Non-County Area 11 attached to HOLMES.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Tallahatchie County population from 1840 to 2020 (Census historical series).

36k19k2,9851840188019201930196020002020
18401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
2,9857,89010,92619,60035,95334,16630,48624,08117,15714,90312,715

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

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

62 cemeteries and 8 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 62 of 62 listed
NameLatLon
Adams Arbor Church of God Prophecy Cemetery33.9445-90.07336
Adams Arbor Church of God Prophecy Cemetery33.94483-90.07369
Ashland Cemetery33.85261-89.98147
Barnes Cemetery34.04711-89.93784
Bethel Cemetery33.754-90.20064
Bethel CemeteryNoneNone
Bethel CemeteryNoneNone
Burkhalter Cemetery34.09538-89.94092
Carver Hill Cemetery33.96761-90.06953
Chestnut Grove Cemetery33.95677-89.98175
Corinth Baptist Cemetery33.94844-90.02147
Corinth Cemetery33.94955-90.00564
Eagle Plantation Cemetery33.74983-90.23258
Ellett CemeteryNoneNone
Enid Oak Hill Cemetery34.12698-89.94269
Friendship E Baptist CemeteryNoneNone
Friendship E Church of God CemeteryNoneNone
Galena Cemetery34.02594-90.43287
Henson CemeteryNoneNone
Indian Mound CemeteryNoneNone
Jackson Cemetery34.14177-90.05703
Jenkins Cemetery33.98816-90.34786
Johnson Cemetery34.01705-90.28203
Jordan Hill Cemetery33.99705-90.06731
Magnolia Cemetery33.93227-90.06905
Mount Calvery Cemetery33.86261-90.24564
Mount Pisgah Cemetery34.09371-89.97424
Muddy Bayou Cemetery34.06594-90.38925
Needmore Cemetery33.88205-90.16675
New Hope Cemetery33.93261-89.99064
New Light Cemetery33.95594-90.44064
New Salem Cemetery33.9365-90.24786
New Town Cemetery34.01911-90.04566
North Shady Grove CemeteryNoneNone
Oak Grove Cemetery34.02897-90.00662
Olvis Cemetery34.05816-89.93038
Paul CemeteryNoneNone
Pine Hill Cemetery34.07132-89.98913
Poplar Springs Cemetery33.90039-90.06036
Rice CemeteryNoneNone
Rocky Branch Cemeteries34.00935-89.9943
Rome Cemetery34.04122-89.95675
Rosemound Cemetery34.01344-90.44148
Rowland Cemetery33.98316-90.03953
Saint Clare Cemetery33.82344-90.27675
Saint Johns Cemetery34.01918-90.04725
Saint Marys Cemetery33.83039-90.30786
Saint Paul Cemetery33.84872-90.23286
Saint Paul Cemetery34.11927-89.95064
Saint Pauls Cemetery33.91011-89.95869
Saint Peter Cemetery33.82539-90.33869
Shady Grove Cemetery34.02983-90.34592
Sherman CemeteryNoneNone
Shiloh Cemetery33.72483-90.25952
Silent Shade Cemetery34.00761-90.32009
Smith CemeteryNoneNone
Spring Hill Cemetery34.03177-89.95397
Spring Hill Cemetery34.03483-89.9437
Stonefield Cemetery33.85705-90.03592
Willington CemeteryNoneNone
Womble Cemetery34.04316-89.96175
Woodlawn Cemetery33.95942-90.36168
Historical populated places — 8 of 8
NameLatLon
Center Point34.0115-89.9737
Crevi34.04595-90.0487
Locopolis33.98567-90.19481
Midway33.99011-90.29926
Mitchner34.01567-90.28065
Murphreesboro33.89956-89.97425
Needmore33.88234-90.16898
Sturdivant33.82984-90.32926

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

Historical markers

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