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Raymond, Mississippi
Raymond, MS
Population: 1,453

  
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Historic Homes & Buildings

Belcher House (circa 1855) Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this home features Federal and Greek Revival styles of architecture. more...

Dupree-Ratliff House (circa 1859) First built by J. A. Fairchild as a wedding present for his daughter Lizzie, this home later served as a school and is now a private residence. This home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. more...

Futch House (circa 1860) Moved from its original location to escape demolition, this Greek Revival home is now a private residence. more...

Hinds County Courthouse (circa 1859) Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and revered as one of the most perfect examples of Greek Revival architecture in the United States, this beautiful building served as a hospital for wounded soldiers during the Civil War. more...

Holliday-Beaufait House (circa 1830) Main Street, Raymond, MS 39154, Built by and occupied during the Battle of Raymond by Judge Shelton, this home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. more...

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (circa 1885) Recognized as one of the most beautiful Catholic Churches in the state, this building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. more...

Phoenix Hall (circa 1857) So named because the original structure burned then a duplicate home was rebuilt on the site, this lovely home was owned by George Harper, owner and editor of the Hinds County Gazette. The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. more...

Probate Building Historic Town Square, As one of the oldest on Town Square, this building has served as an annex to the old courthouse, a newspaper publishing house, and now as a private residence. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Raymond Depot (circa 1889) For more than half a century this depot served the Little J Railroad that extended from Natchez to Jackson. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this building is now a private residence. more...

Raymond Methodist Church (circa 1885) Dry Grove Road, Raymond, MS 39154, This charming building housed the Methodist Church - one of the first religions to be established in Raymond - until 1939. more...

Raymond Presbyterian Church (circa 1868) Remodeled in 1913, this building is noted for its beautiful stained glass windows. more...

St. Mark's Episcopal Church (circa 1854) Following the Civil War Battle of Raymond, this building was used as a hospital to treat wounded Union soldiers, whose blood still stains the wooden floors. more...

Waverly (circa 1834) Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this home was used by General U.S. Grant as Union headquarters following the Battle of Raymond. more...


Historic Sites & Monuments

Confederate Cemetery This area is the resting place of 140 Confederate soldiers who were mortally wounded in the battle of Raymond, fought May 12, 1863. more...

Cooper's Well Historic Park 6900 Midway Road, Raymond, MS 39154, 601-857-8715, Formerly the site of a historical health resort that was known from 1880 to 1920 as the "Saratoga of the South," this property is presently being fashioned into a historical park and art colony with plans for new buildings, a chapel, and camping and fishing sites. more... map


Libraries & Research Centers

Raymond Library Courthouse Annex, 601-857-8721, The Raymond Library is one of fifteen branches of the Jackson/Hinds Library System. Books, videocassettes, audiocassettes, and kits make up the collection of 24,885 items to date. Also, within the library's collection are current periodicals and a large Civil War collection. more...


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