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History · Jumpertown

Jumpertown’s history is
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The story

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On November 5, 1862, there was a civil war skirmish in Jumpertown. In November 1886, the Mississippi state meeting of the Agricultural Wheel, a forerunner of 19th century American populism, met in Jumpertown.

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Famous people close to Jumpertown

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William FaulknerWilliam FaulknerNew Albany · 25 miEarle MeadowsEarle MeadowsCorinth · 19 miHayden ThompsonHayden ThompsonBooneville · 6 miTravis ChildersTravis ChildersBooneville · 6 miHubert D. StephensHubert D. StephensNew Albany · 25 miMaty NoyesMaty NoyesCorinth · 19 mi
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Jumpertown, 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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Today5 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Jumpertown is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Jumpertown has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Downtown Booneville Historic District in Booneville, 6.9 miles away.

Jumpertown and the nearest listed places

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Downtown Booneville Historic DistrictUnion EarthworksDr. Joseph M. Bynum HouseRienzi Commercial Historic DistrictThomas F. Dilworth HouseBaldwyn Historic District

Closest to Jumpertown

Downtown Booneville Historic DistrictBooneville · District6.9miUnion EarthworksRienzi · Structure8miDr. Joseph M. Bynum HouseRienzi · Built 18778.8miRienzi Commercial Historic DistrictRienzi · District8.9miThomas F. Dilworth HouseBiggersville · Building9.4mi

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. Downtown Booneville Historic District’s page links to a real one.
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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.

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📜 Booneville📜 Rienzi📜 Dumas📜 Kossuth

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