The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗During the prehistoric period, Osceola and Mississippi County were largely swampland, with dense forest cover. The area was inhabited by Native American tribes. Europeans arrived around the time of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
PrehistoryLouisiana Purchase through StatehoodAntebellum period, Civil War and ReconstructionThe New South
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National Register of Historic Places
12 historic places in Osceola
Osceola has 12 listings on the National Register, and they protect 44 historic buildings, because Hale Avenue Historic District Boundary Increase II alone counts 20.
#43
In Arkansasby listings · the typical town has 1
12places listed8 buildings · 3 districts · 1 other
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
44historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1978first listedMississippi County Courthouse · newest: Minaret Manor, 2017
Where they are
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BuildingsDistrictsSites
When they were listed
The Register began in 1966. Osceola’s busiest decade was the 1980s.
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Listed 1978Mississippi County Courthouse
Listed 1987Bank of Osceola
Listed 1987City Hall
Listed 1987Florida Brothers Building
Listed 1987Osceola Times Building
Listed 1987Hale Avenue Historic DistrictListed 2003Hale Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Listed 2004Violet CemeteryListed 2008Hale Avenue Historic District Boundary Increase II
Listed 2017Minaret ManorListed 1987Old Bell Telephone BuildingListed 1987Planters Bank BuildingNational Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.