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Woodville in Wilkinson County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
 

Cumbo House

1928

 
 
Cumbo House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 10, 2024
1. Cumbo House Marker
Inscription. Built by W.J. Smith as home for his daughter and son-in-law, Alma and David Cumbo. Still owned by Cumbo descendents.
Private
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.
 
Location. 31° 6.147′ N, 91° 17.829′ W. Marker is in Woodville, Mississippi, in Wilkinson County. It is at the intersection of Church Street and 1st Street South, on the right when traveling south on Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Woodville MS 39669, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. 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 New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate
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States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Paul's Church (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Paul's Rectory (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Joseph's Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Holly Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); Metzger-Bryan House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Noble House (about 300 feet away); Levin Wailes Magruder House (about 300 feet away); Old Joseph Homestead (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woodville.
 
Also see . . .  Woodville Historic District (PDF). Original National Register of Historic Places nomination for the district, which includes the Cumbo House (identified as #22) and was listed in 1982. (Prepared by William C. Allen; via Mississippi Department of Archives and History) (Submitted on March 20, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.) 
 
Cumbo House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 10, 2024
2. Cumbo House Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 227 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 20, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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