Macon in Noxubee County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Old Noxubee County Jail
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 19, 2016
1. Old Noxubee County Jail Marker
Placed On The
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Erected 1979 by United States Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement.
Location. 33° 6.374′ N, 88° 33.633′ W. Marker is in Macon, Mississippi, in Noxubee County. It is on Dr Martin Luther King, Jr Drive 0.1 miles west of South Washington Street, on the right when traveling west. Old County Jail is now the Noxubee County Library. It is on what was formerly 209 Madison Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 103 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive, Macon MS 39341, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi, in the Black Prairie, and in the Golden Triangle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. 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 walking distance of this marker: Noxubee County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Black Prairie Blues (within shouting distance of this marker); First Court Term of Noxubee County (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Macon Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); First United Methodist Church
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Regarding Old Noxubee County Jail. This is a different building than the "Old Noxubee County Jail of 1870" which is located at 503 South Washington Street and is also on the National Register of Historic Places as of 1991. The 1870 jail is owned by the St Paul Missionary Baptist Church.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 19, 2016
2. Old Noxubee County Jail (now Noxubee County Library)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 19, 2016
3. View of marker in distance to right of Confederate Monument.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 584 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 21, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
