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History · Hermanville

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Hermanville was established on March 15, 1886. The town's economy was based on cotton, cattle, and timber products.

The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany was built in Hermanville in 1887. By 1982, the congregation had become inactive as population decreased. In 1985 the building was moved to the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum in Jackson, where it is used as a chapel.

The Natchez, Jackson and Columbus Railroad was completed in 1882, and a depot was established in Hermanville. Known locally as "The Little J", the line ran between the state capital of Jackson and Natchez. It had various owners; the last was the Illinois Central Railroad, which abandoned the line in railroad industry restructuring between 1979 and 1981.

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Hermanville, decade by decade

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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Today4 photos
Scene near the Mangum Mound, an ancient burial mound located at milepost 45.7 on the Natchez Trace ParkwayLOCScene near the Mangum Mound, an ancient burial mound locate…2017The Mangum Mound, an ancient burial mound located at milepost 45.7 on the Natchez Trace ParkwayLOCThe Mangum Mound, an ancient burial mound located at milepo…2017Goats and a donkey graze on a farm along the Natchez Trace ParkwayLOCGoats and a donkey graze on a farm along the Natchez Trace …2017Signage for the many archaeological sites along the Natchez Trace ParkwayLOCSignage for the many archaeological sites along the Natchez…2017
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Hermanville is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hermanville has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Old Natchez Trace (132-3T) in Hermanville, 4.5 miles away.

Hermanville and the nearest listed places

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Old Natchez Trace (132-3T)Yazoo And Mississippi Valley DepotBuena Vista Cotton GinMcGregorBuilding at 801 Chinquepin StreetCatholic Cemetery

Closest to Hermanville

Old Natchez Trace (132-3T)Hermanville · Structure4.5miYazoo And Mississippi Valley DepotPattison · Georgian Revival5miBuena Vista Cotton GinPort Gibson · Site7.8miMcGregorPort Gibson · Built 18358.1miBuilding at 801 Chinquepin StreetPort Gibson · Building8.1mi

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. Old Natchez Trace (132-3T)’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Hermanville?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Hermanville’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

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📜 Port Gibson📜 Utica📜 Fayette📜 St. Joseph

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