The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The village of Braxton was named after Ira Braxton Standifer, the son of a physician. The population of Braxton as of 2015 was 181. Braxton is approximately 9 miles north of Mendenhall, the county seat of Simpson County and 19 miles north of Magee, Simpson County's largest city. In 2015, the town of Braxton welcomed a brand new town hall. The current mayor of Braxton is Stephanie Lee. In 2020, the population of Braxton was 179.
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2000
Nothing in Braxton is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Braxton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Piney Woods Country Life School Historic District in Braxton, 3.2 miles away.
Braxton and the nearest listed places
Closest to Braxton
Simpson County CourthouseMendenhall · Neo-Classical7.4miMendenhall Hotel and Revolving Tables Restaurant, TheMendenhall · Building7.5miTurcotte HouseRobinhood · Building11.3mi
Hebron AcademyBrandon · Vernacular Masonry · Built 186014.2miHow a place gets listed
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 (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.