Jacinto, founded in 1836, was named after the Battle of San Jacinto in the Texas Revolution.[3][4][5]

Jacinto was located in the geographic center of the original Tishomingo County, Mississippi.[6] Within ten years of its founding, Jacinto became a flourishing town with stores, hotels, schools, churches and taverns, serving as the center of government and commerce for the county.[3] It is the site of a courthouse built in 1854 in the federal style as the county courthouse for the original Tishomingo County.[4][6] The courthouse has been refurbished and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[3] It is open to visitors.

History

A skirmish occurred on September 7, 1863 in the vicinity of Jacinto between Confederate and Union Cavalry during the American Civil War.[7]

In 1869, Tishomingo was divided into three counties: Tishomingo, Alcorn and Prentiss.[3] Corinth became the county seat of newly established Alcorn County, Iuka of the reduced Tishomingo County, and Booneville of the new county of Prentiss.[3] When the county seat was moved from Jacinto in 1870, the town's importance declined, and town residents and businesses began moving away.[6]

A post office operated under the name Jacinto from 1840 to 1909.[8]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 52.[9]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202052—
U.S. Decennial Census[10]
2020[11]

2020 census

Jacinto CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[11] % 2020
White alone (NH) 49 94.23%
Black or African American alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 1.92%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 1 1.92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1 1.92%
Total 52 100.00%
  • Western façade of the Old Tishomingo County courthouse in Jacinto, 2014
    Western façade of the Old Tishomingo County courthouse in Jacinto, 2014
  • Doctor’s Office on the Old Tishomingo County courthouse square in Jacinto, 2014
    Doctor’s Office on the Old Tishomingo County courthouse square in Jacinto, 2014

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacinto, Mississippi
  3. ^ a b c d e Luke Dove, "The Courthouse at Jacinto", Capital Area Bar Association Newsletter, April 2011, pp. 14-15.
  4. ^ a b "Look Around Mississippi - Old Jacinto Courthouse", WBLT.com, January 26, 2007. Accessed May 15, 2024.[dead link‍]
  5. ^ Photo taken on March 19, 2010 of Jacinto Marker (Jacinto, Mississippi), flickr.com. Accessed May 15, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Photo taken on March 19, 2010 of Old Tishomingo County Courthouse (Jacinto, Mississippi), flickr.com. Accessed May 15, 2024.
  7. ^ "Original Records of the Civil War". Ohio State University. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  8. ^ "Alcorn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  9. ^ "Jacinto CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  10. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  11. ^ a b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Jacinto CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
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