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History · Elizabeth

Elizabeth’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Elizabeth. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Elizabeth is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Washington County, Mississippi. Elizabeth is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Leland and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Stoneville. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 127.

Half of its homes were built before 1981.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Elizabeth yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today6 photos
Elizabeth Welcome SignCommonsElizabeth Welcome Sign2023ElizabethMississippiSignCommonsElizabethMississippiSign2012ElizabethHomes2CommonsElizabethHomes22012ElizabethHomesCommonsElizabethHomes2012ElizabethHighwaySignCommonsElizabethHighwaySign2012ElizabethCommunityParkSignCommonsElizabethCommunityParkSign2012
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Elizabeth is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Elizabeth has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is U.S. Post Office in Leland, 1.7 miles away.

Elizabeth and the nearest listed places

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U.S. Post OfficeLeland Historic DistrictHollyknoweHeathman Plantation CommissaryGamwyn Park Historic DistrictWashington Avenue-Main Street Historic District

Closest to Elizabeth

U.S. Post OfficeLeland · Built 19381.7miLeland Historic DistrictLeland · District1.9miHollyknoweElizabeth · Building3.3miHeathman Plantation CommissaryIndianola · Built 19118.8miGamwyn Park Historic DistrictGreenville · District10mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. U.S. Post Office’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Elizabeth?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Elizabeth’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Leland📜 Metcalfe📜 Greenville📜 Arcola

From Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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