The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusMetcalfe is a town in Washington County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Metcalfe had a population of 816. The county is located on the western border of the state, with the Mississippi River on the west. It is within the Mississippi Delta.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,067 to 816 (-24%). Half of its homes were built before 1975.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Metcalfe 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Metcalfe’s history is told.
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Nothing in Metcalfe is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Metcalfe has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Doe's Eat Place in Greenville, 4 miles away.
Metcalfe and the nearest listed places
Closest to Metcalfe
How 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 (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.