History · New Hebron

New Hebron’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

New Hebron is a town in Lawrence County, Mississippi. The population was 386 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 447 to 386 (-14%). Half of its homes were built before 1962.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of New Hebron 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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New Hebron, decade by decade

Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

4 historic places in New Hebron

4 places in New Hebron are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Mississippiby listings · most towns there have none
4places listed4 buildings
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
5historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1980first listedBuckley House · newest: Newsom-Smith House, 1980

Where they are

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When they were listed

The Register began in 1966. New Hebron’s busiest decade was the 1980s.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

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nearby towns’ history

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