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History · Tremont

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

1852established
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Tremont is a town in Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States. It was founded in 1852. As of the 2020 census, Tremont had a population of 467.

Tremont was established in 1852. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 465 people in 2010, 467 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1993.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Tremont 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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Tremont, 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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Today2 photos
Highway Hospitality Building, Mississippi Welcome CenterCommonsHighway Hospitality Building, Mississippi Welcome Center2016Mississippi Highway 178CommonsMississippi Highway 1782015
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Tremont is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Tremont has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Ernest Baxter Fite House in Hamilton, 16.3 miles away.

Tremont and the nearest listed places

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Ernest Baxter Fite HouseOverton FarmTombigbee State ParkUS Post Office-AmoryJames Young Thompson HouseJames Greer Bankhead House

Closest to Tremont

Ernest Baxter Fite HouseHamilton · Built 192716.3miOverton FarmHodges · District19.6miTombigbee State ParkPlantersville · District21.4miUS Post Office-AmoryAmory · Building21.9miJames Young Thompson HouseAmory · Building23.4mi

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. Ernest Baxter Fite House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Tremont?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Tremont’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.

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