Tylertown in Walthall County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Walthall County Courthouse and Jail

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, September 17, 2025

1. Walthall County Courthouse and Jail Marker

Inscription. Walthall County, named for U.S. Senator Edward C. Walthall, was created from sections of Pike and Marion counties in 1910 by the legislature and ratified by local voters in 1914. Incorporated In 1907, Tylertown was declared the county seat. Construction of the Neoclassical and Prairie style courthouse and jail began in 1916 and was completed in 1917. The buildings were designated a Mississippi landmark in 1989 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

Erected 2025 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 31° 7.032′ N, 90° 8.47′ W. Marker is in Tylertown, Mississippi, in Walthall County. It is on Ball Avenue north of Magnolia Ave, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 250 Ball Avenue, Tylertown MS 39667, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi. 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 New Spain,

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Walthall County Jail (a few steps from this marker); Walthall County Veterans Memorial of All Wars (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Railroad Depot (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line);

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Conerly's P.O. and Lampton's Store (approx. 0.2 miles away); Founders Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Walthall County Training School (approx. 3.3 miles away); Simmons House (approx. 4.1 miles away); China Grove Methodist Church (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tylertown.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, September 17, 2025

2. Walthall County Courthouse and Jail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 81 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 18, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.