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Plantersville’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Plantersville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Plantersville is a town in Lee County, Mississippi. The population was 868 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,155 to 868 (-25%). Half of its homes were built before 1994.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Plantersville 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 Plantersville’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Plantersville

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Elvis PresleyElvis PresleyTupelo · 6 miWilliam FaulknerWilliam FaulknerNew Albany · 28 miDiploDiploTupelo · 6 miRoger WickerRoger WickerPontotoc · 20 miThad CochranThad CochranPontotoc · 20 miPaula White-CainPaula White-CainTupelo · 6 mi
By decade

Plantersville, 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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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Plantersville is on the National Register yet

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

Plantersville and the nearest listed places

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Tombigbee State ParkThe Raymond HouseOld Superintendent's House, Tupelo Fish HatcheryBenson Farm HouseMill Village Historic DistrictSouth Church Street Historic District

Closest to Plantersville

Tombigbee State ParkPlantersville · District2.9miThe Raymond HouseVerona · Building3.3miOld Superintendent's House, Tupelo Fish HatcheryTupelo · Building3.5miBenson Farm HouseShannon · Building3.7miMill Village Historic DistrictTupelo · District3.8mi

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. Tombigbee State Park’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Plantersville?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Plantersville’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

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📜 Verona📜 Tupelo📜 Shannon📜 Nettleton
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