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Historical Markers in Durant

 
Clickable Map of Holmes County, Mississippi and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Holmes County, MS (26) Attala County, MS (12) Carroll County, MS (10) Humphreys County, MS (8) Leflore County, MS (36) Madison County, MS (64) Yazoo County, MS (26)  HolmesCounty(26) Holmes County (26)  AttalaCounty(12) Attala County (12)  CarrollCounty(10) Carroll County (10)  HumphreysCounty(8) Humphreys County (8)  LefloreCounty(36) Leflore County (36)  MadisonCounty(64) Madison County (64)  YazooCounty(26) Yazoo County (26)
Lexington is the county seat for Holmes County
Durant is in Holmes County
Holmes County (26)  ►
ADJACENT TO HOLMES COUNTY
Attala County (12)  ►
Carroll County (10)  ►
Humphreys County (8)  ►
Leflore County (36)  ►
Madison County (64)  ►
Yazoo County (26)  ►
 
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1 ► Mississippi, Holmes County, Durant — Castalian Springs —
On North Jackson Street south of State Route 12, on the left when traveling north.
W. 3 mi. Mineral springs created popular health spa prior to Civil War. Girls boarding school organized, 1854. In 1862, wounded from Shiloh treated here. Now Y.M.C.A. state camp. — — Map (db m140831) HM
2 ► Mississippi, Holmes County, Durant — Choctaw Line —
On U.S. 51 0.3 miles south of Aldy Road, on the left when traveling north.
Boundary between Choctaw cessions of 1820 (Doak's Stand), and 1830 (Dancing Rabbit Creek), going from S.E. corner Simpson Co. northward into Holmes & thence through Bolivar Co. — — Map (db m178867) HM
3 ► Mississippi, Holmes County, Durant — Durant —
On North Jackson Street (U.S. 51), on the right when traveling south.
Founded, 1858. Named for Louis Durant, a nearby Choctaw chief. Lockhart's Store, 4 mi. W., was first Holmes County post office, dating from 1849. Town later merged with Durant. — — Map (db m140836) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026