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Simpson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Its western border is formed by the Pearl River , an important transportation route in the 19th century. As of the 2020 census , the population was 25,949. [ 1 ]
Location of Simpson County in Mississippi. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Simpson County, Mississippi. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are ...
Magee is approximately 42 miles south of Jackson, 45 miles north of Hattiesburg, [5] and 12 miles south of Mendenhall, the county seat of Simpson County. [6] Magee's first mayor was R.P. Vinson, who served from 1900 to 1907. [5] In 2013, First Baptist Church in downtown Magee was seriously damaged by a fire but has been restored. [7]
After learning that a town with that name already existed in Mississippi, the city had its name changed to Mendenhall to honor Thomas Mendenhall, a citizen and lawyer from Westville, Mississippi (which has become a ghost town). [3] Mendenhall is the county seat of Simpson County. The county courthouse was built in 1907 [4] by architect Andrew J ...
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Mississippi that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
Westville was an unincorporated community in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States, located approximately 1.8 mi (2.9 km) southeast of Pinola. It is now considered a ghost town . History
The bridge, located about 40 miles south of Jackson on State Route 149 over the Strong River in Simpson County, had been closed for nearly a month so crews could demolish it, the Mississippi ...
William L. Sharkey (1798–1873), 25th Governor of Mississippi and Mississippi Supreme Court justice 3,336: 435.3 sq mi (1,127 km 2) Simpson County: 127: Mendenhall: SI: 1824: Formed from Copiah County: Josiah Simpson, Mississippi Territory judge and delegate to the 1817 Mississippi Constitutional Convention [26] 25,715: 590.5 sq mi (1,529 km 2 ...