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Historic Train Depots in Lamar County, MS
Lamar County is one of 82 counties in Mississippi. Buildings like these are easy to drive past because they are still in use. The register listing is what tells you why they matter.
Train depots near you, from big-city union stations to the small frame depot where the whole town once met the train.
On the record near Lamar County, MS
The 12 nearest
22 listed sites on the record match historic train depots within 120 miles of Lamar County, MS, out of 23 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 2 listed sites carry Lamar County as their county.
- New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Depot35 miles from the center of Lamar County · Building · Laurel · listed 1995National Register of Historic Places
- Bogalusa Railroad Station41 miles from the center of Lamar County · Building · Bogalusa · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
- New Orleans and Great Northern Railroad Depot--Tylertown43 miles from the center of Lamar County · Building · Tylerton · listed 2000National Register of Historic Places
- New Orleans Great Northern Railroad Depot45 miles from the center of Lamar County · Building · Monticello · listed 1995National Register of Historic Places
- Depot61 miles from the center of Lamar County · Building · Magnolia · listed 1984National Register of Historic Places
- Union Station63 miles from the center of Lamar County · Building · Brookhaven · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
- Quitman Depot68 miles from the center of Lamar County · Building · Quitman · listed 1994National Register of Historic Places
- Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot at Ocean Springs69 miles from the center of Lamar County · Building · Ocean Springs · listed 1979National Register of Historic Places
- Illinois Central Railroad Passenger Depot70 miles from the center of Lamar County · Building · Hazlehurst · listed 1996National Register of Historic Places
- New Orleans and Northeastern--New Orleans and Great Northern Railroad Depot71 miles from the center of Lamar County · Building · Slidell · listed 1996National Register of Historic Places
- Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad Depot75 miles from the center of Lamar County · Building · Newton · listed 1990National Register of Historic Places
- Lake Railroad Station75 miles from the center of Lamar County · Building · Lake · listed 1984National Register of Historic Places
Distances are straight-line from the center of Lamar County, MS. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.
Train Depots in Lamar County, step by step
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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 Lamar County, MS ask first
How much does it cost to visit these sites in Lamar County, 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 Lamar County
- Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Lamar County, 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 Lamar County, 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.
The rules that make it work
The record comes first
Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.
Read the whole story
A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.
Movement makes it stick
People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.
Local beats famous
The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.
Respect the ground
Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.
Every visitor can improve it
Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.
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