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On foot · metro area, Mississippi

Battlefields in Hattiesburg, MS

Battlefields on the record near you, listed with what happened there and who fought.

The Hattiesburg, MS metro area has about 158,014 residents, ranking 274th in the country. Some of these sites are open to visitors, some are private, and some are ruins. All of them are on the record, and all of them can be seen from the public way.

Men holding rifles - battlefields — Photo: Jen Theodore on Unsplash

Civil war reenactors fire a cannon, creating a cloud of smoke on a grassy field - battlefields — Photo: jerry-putman on Pexels

A cannon on a grassy field - battlefields — Photo: John Kostyk on Unsplash

On the record near Hattiesburg, MS

The 12 nearest

15 listed sites on the record match battlefields within 300 miles of Hattiesburg, MS, out of 20 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

Port Gibson Battle Site111 miles from the center of Hattiesburg · Site · Port Gibson · listed 2005National Register of Historic Places
Battleground Plantation145 miles from the center of Hattiesburg · Building · Sicily Island · listed 1979National Register of Historic Places
Tupelo National Battlefield205 miles from the center of Hattiesburg · Site · Tupelo · listed 1966National Register of Historic Places
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site222 miles from the center of Hattiesburg · Site · Baldwyn · listed 1966National Register of Historic Places
Battery B Site, Battle of Helena234 miles from the center of Hattiesburg · Site · Helena · listed 1992National Register of Historic Places
Battery A Site, Battle of Helena234 miles from the center of Hattiesburg · Site · Helena · listed 1992National Register of Historic Places
St. Charles Battle Site236 miles from the center of Hattiesburg · Site · St. Charles · listed 1974National Register of Historic Places
Union Battery F, Battle of Corinth254 miles from the center of Hattiesburg · Site · Corinth · listed 1987National Register of Historic Places
Battle of West Point263 miles from the center of Hattiesburg · Troup County · marker erected 1953Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Hitchity272 miles from the center of Hattiesburg · Chattahoochee County · marker erected 1956Georgia historical marker program
Battleground of Echowanochaway Creek278 miles from the center of Hattiesburg · Randolph County · marker erected 1955Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Echowanotchaway280 miles from the center of Hattiesburg · Terrell County · marker erected 1958Georgia historical marker program

Distances are straight-line from the center of Hattiesburg, MS. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Battlefields in Hattiesburg, step by step

1
See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
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Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Hattiesburg, MS ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Hattiesburg, MS?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Hattiesburg

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Hattiesburg, MS the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Hattiesburg, MS are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.