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

Simmons House

Photographed by Jeff Lovorn, December 20, 2011

1. Simmons House Marker

Inscription. S.A. (Sandy) Simmons, a local entrepreneur, built this Queen Anne Style home in 1904. Simmons operated a mercantile store, saw mill, cotton gin, post office, grist mill, and farm in the Mesa community. In 1910 Governor Earl L. Brewer appointed Simmons to serve as Walthall County's first sheriff. The home remained in the Simmons family until the late 1970s.

Erected 2010 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 31° 8.857′ N, 90° 12.017′ W. Marker is in Mesa, Mississippi, in Walthall County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 98 and Owens Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 98. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Founders Cemetery (approx. 4 miles away); Old Walthall County Jail (approx. 4.1 miles away); Walthall County Courthouse and Jail (approx. 4.1 miles away); Walthall County Veterans Memorial of All Wars

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(approx. 4.1 miles away); Conerly's P.O. and Lampton's Store (approx. 4.1 miles away); Historic Railroad Depot (approx. 4.1 miles away); Walthall County Training School (approx. 6.2 miles away); Holmesville (approx. 7.1 miles away).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 30, 2016

2. Simmons House Marker

Simmons House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Lovorn, December 20, 2011

3. Simmons House

Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2012, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 2,129 times since then and 132 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 15, 2012, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. 2. submitted on August 21, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 3. submitted on January 15, 2012, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.