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Learned’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Learned is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Learned had a population of 56.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 94 to 56 (-40%). Half of its homes were built before 1966.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Learned 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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Dudy NobleDudy NobleSportsGeorge C. OsbornGeorge C. OsbornWriting & ArtsSJSebetha Lee JenkinsPolitics & Law
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Learned, 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
An old cabin that has the looks of an old-time storeLOCAn old cabin that has the looks of an old-time store2016The Gibbs Country StoreLOCThe Gibbs Country Store2016Store or residenceLOCStore or residence2016The Learned United Methodist ChurchLOCThe Learned United Methodist Church2016
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Learned is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Learned has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is McNair Plantation in Learned, 2.9 miles away.

Learned and the nearest listed places

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McNair PlantationLebanon Presbyterian ChurchMagnolia ValeDupree HouseRaymond Battlefield SiteJames M. Futch House

Closest to Learned

McNair PlantationLearned · Building2.9miLebanon Presbyterian ChurchLearned · Built 18543.7miMagnolia ValeLearned · Building4.4miDupree HouseLearned · Building4.8miRaymond Battlefield SiteRaymond · Site6.5mi

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. McNair Plantation’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Learned?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Learned’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
📜 Utica📜 Raymond📜 Edwards📜 Bolton

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