Historical Markers and War Memorials in Tylertown, Mississippi
Tylertown is the county seat for Walthall County
Tylertown is in Walthall County
Walthall County(8) ► ADJACENT TO WALTHALL COUNTY Lawrence County(5) ► Lincoln County(27) ► Marion County(15) ► Pike County(45) ► Washington Parish, Louisiana(13) ►
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Founded October 4, 1836 on site purchased from a Baptist congregation. Present church built in 1854 at a cost of $100. China Grove Methodist Campground begin in 1878; first meeting Sept., 24-30, 1879. — — Map (db m115498) HM
In June 1848, Benjamin Lampton and his brother-in-law Cullen Conerly established a post office here in Lampton's mercantile business. Situated on Dry Creek between Conerly's Mill and Tyler's Mill, the store and post office served as the social . . . — — Map (db m115476) HM
Founders Cemetery is located on land bought in 1819 by Joseph Thornhill, later owned by Cullen Conerly and then Ephraim Rushing. Early residents of Conerly's (later named Tylertown) are buried here, among them more than thirty children. Founders . . . — — Map (db m153080) HM
Tylertown/Walthall County railroad history
New Orleans Great Northern Railroad (GM&O) 1909
Liberty White Railroad (1911)
Fernwood, Columbia and Gulf (FC&G, next door) 1906 — — Map (db m243152) HM
The Walthall County Training School had its beginning in the 1870s when Isaac Ginn began to teach the local African American children to read and write in a small, one room, split-log cabin structure. Using Rosenwald Foundation funds this structure . . . — — Map (db m115535) HM
