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Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi.As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,675. [1] Its county seat is Meadville. [2] The county was formed on December 21, 1809, from portions of Adams County and named for Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. [3]
The oldest British Colonial structure in the state. It was originally located in a Scottish Highlander settlement of Scotia five miles south of Roxie in Franklin County, Mississippi. It was built by Thomas Foster and notably has wooden pegs instead of nails. It was donated to the Grand Gulf Military State Park in 1974. [2] King's Tavern: Natchez
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of March 13, 2009 [ 3 ] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [ 4 ]
Location of Franklin County in Mississippi. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Mississippi. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Mississippi, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are ...
Tourist attractions in Franklin County, Mississippi (1 C) Transportation in Franklin County, Mississippi (4 P) Pages in category "Franklin County, Mississippi"
Pages in category "Towns in Franklin County, Mississippi" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... Code of Conduct; Developers; Statistics;
The first two counties, Adams County and Pickering County (renamed Jefferson County later), were established in 1799 in the Mississippi Territory. [1] 14 counties, all in the southwest, were created before the Mississippi Territory became a state in 1817. [1] The last county created was Humphreys County in 1918. [2]
A Mississippi Landmark is a building officially nominated by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and approved by each county's chancery clerk. The Mississippi Landmark designation is the highest form of recognition bestowed on properties by the state of Mississippi, and designated properties are protected from changes that may alter the property's historic character.