Brandon in Rankin County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Rankin County Courthouses

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 3, 2017

1. Rankin County Courthouses Marker

Inscription. In 1829, Daniel and Mary Fore deeded forty acres for the county seat in Brandon. A two-story, frame structure was built in 1833. This and other buildings were used until 1853, when a new courthouse was built here. After it burned in 1924, the present courthouse, designed by N.W. Overstreet, was completed in 1925.

Erected 2006 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.

Location. 32° 16.41′ N, 89° 59.186′ W. Marker is in Brandon, Mississippi, in Rankin County. It can be reached from the intersection of East Government Street and North Street. Located on the lawn of the Rankin County Building Department. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 205 East Government Street, Brandon MS 39042, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rankin County War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Town Square (a few steps from this marker); Rankin County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Seminary Square

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Brandon Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Drakes United Methodist Church (approx. 7.3 miles away); Centenary College (approx. 7.6 miles away); Pearl Methodist Church (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brandon.

Rankin County Courthouses can be seen in the background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 3, 2017

2. Rankin County Courthouses can be seen in the background.

View from marker towards town square and Civil War monument. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 3, 2017

3. View from marker towards town square and Civil War monument.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 537 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 4, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.