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Main Street Downtown History Tours in Benton County, MS

Downtown history tours for Main Street programs, built from the listed buildings on the blocks you are working to fill.

Every county has the raw material for a history trail. Benton County is one of 82 counties in Mississippi. Very few have it in a form a visitor can follow from a phone at the side of the road.

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On the record near Benton County, MS

The 12 nearest

38 listed sites on the record match main street downtown history tours within 60 miles of Benton County, MS, out of 13 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 1 listed sites carry Benton County as their county.

J. W. Crawford & Co. General Store14 miles from the center of Benton County · Building · Hickory Flat · listed 2025National Register of Historic Places
McCoy Administration Building14 miles from the center of Benton County · Building · Holly Springs · listed 1998National Register of Historic Places
Crawford General Store26 miles from the center of Benton County · Building · Williston · listed 1975National Register of Historic Places
Rienzi Commercial Historic District38 miles from the center of Benton County · District · Rienzi · listed 1996National Register of Historic Places
Corinth Clothing Manufacturing Company Building40 miles from the center of Benton County · Building · Corinth · listed 2004National Register of Historic Places
Popular Price Store47 miles from the center of Benton County · Building · Como · listed 1984National Register of Historic Places
Peoples Bank and Trust Company48 miles from the center of Benton County · Building · Tupelo · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
National Trust Life Insurance Company Building49 miles from the center of Benton County · Building · Memphis · listed 2018National Register of Historic Places
Memphis Federation Of Musicians Local 71 Building49 miles from the center of Benton County · Building · Memphis · listed 2017National Register of Historic Places
Barretville Bank and Trust Company Building50 miles from the center of Benton County · Building · Millington · listed 2019National Register of Historic Places
Parkview Hotel Apartments50 miles from the center of Benton County · Building · Memphis · listed 2022National Register of Historic Places
National Cotton Council Building51 miles from the center of Benton County · Building · Memphis · listed 2012National Register of Historic Places

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

Main Street Tours in Benton County, step by step

1
Scope the area, the sites and the audience
2
Build routes and badges from the listed sites
3
Add your own stories, branding and sponsor stops
4
Launch and promote it through your existing channels
5
Review visitor counts each season and add routes

What people in Benton County, MS ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Benton 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.

What does a license for Benton County, MS include?

Routes built from every listed site in your area, your branding and stories, badges and challenges, and visitor counts you can report on. Terms are set per organization and area, so there is no single-price page.

Do we have to maintain the site data ourselves?

No. The listed sites come from the published records and are kept current centrally. You add the local stories and the routes you want visitors to follow.

How a visit works in Benton County

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Benton 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 Benton 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.