Ellisville in Jones County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Ellisville State School

Photographed by David Rozzelle, June 2, 2025

1. Ellisville State School Marker

Inscription. Established in 1920 and officially known as the Mississippi School and Colony for the Feebleminded, this facility opened in 1921. The name changed to Ellisville State School in 1929 after the addition of an educational program. In the 1970s, federal grants were used to establish services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. By 1974, the campus had about 1,500 residents. Since then, the population of the main campus has decreased as community-based services have become more available.

Erected 2020 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.

Location. 31° 35.212′ N, 89° 12.925′ W. Marker is in Ellisville, Mississippi, in Jones County. It is on U.S. 11 south of Ellisville State School Rd, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1101 US Highway 11, Ellisville MS 39437, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Pine Belt.

It is also in the American South,

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specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mississippi National Guard Korean War Memorial (approx. one mile away); JCJC Bobcats Defy Segregation (approx. 1.1 miles away); Lynching of John Hartfield (approx. 1½ miles away); Jones County Courthouse (approx. 1.7 miles away); Skirmish At Rocky Creek (approx. 1.9 miles away); Amos Deason Home (approx. 1.9 miles away); Newt Knight: Robin Hood or Renegade? / The Amos Deason Home (approx. 2 miles away); Ralph Boston (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ellisville.

Ellisville State School building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Rozzelle, June 2, 2025

2. Ellisville State School building

Ellisville State School entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Rozzelle, June 2, 2025

3. Ellisville State School entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2025, by David Rozzelle of Knoxville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 393 times since then and 112 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 11, 2025, by David Rozzelle of Knoxville, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.