National Register of Historic Places - Mississippi (MS), Humphreys County

Humphreys County Mississippi has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Jaketown Site, Midnight Mound Site (22HU509), Slate Archeological Site, Belzoni Mound (22HU500) and Jaketown Site.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Mississippian, Wasp Lake Phase, Poverty Point Culture, Tchula Period, Winterville Phase, Mississippian Period, Coles Creek, Plaquemine Mississippian, Baytown Period and Late Poverty Point dating back to 6999 BC. Prominent architectural styles found in Humphreys Country are .

Belzoni Mound (22HU500) (added 1988 - - #88000305)

Also known as 22HU500

Address Restricted , Belzoni

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Mississippian, Wasp Lake Phase

Period of Significance:

1600-1649, 1500-1599

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Landscape

Humphreys County Courthouse (added 2014 - - #13001082)

102 Castleman St., Belzoni

KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Jaketown Site (added 1973 - - #73001017)

Address Restricted , Belzoni

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Poverty Point Culture, Tchula Period, Mississippian

Period of Significance:

6500-6999 BC, 1500-1999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-1499 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Processing Site, Religious Structure, Trade (Archeology), Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Cemetery, Single Dwelling

Midnight Mound Site (22HU509) (added 1986 - - #86000870)

Also known as 22Hu509

Address Restricted , Midnight

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Winterville Phase, Mississippian Period

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Parker--Summerfield Mound Archeological Site (added 1997 - - #97000251)

Also known as 22HU510

Address Restricted , Midnight

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Coles Creek, Plaquemine Mississippian

Period of Significance:

1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Ceremonial Site, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Slate Archeological Site (added 1982 - - #82003102)

Also known as 22 Hu 655

Address Restricted , Lake City

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Baytown Period, Late Poverty Point

Period of Significance:

500-999 BC, 499-0 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery