Issaquena County, Mississippi

Founding: 1844
Parent county: Washington

Naming: A Choctaw word ("deer river")
Seats: Duncansby (1844–1848); Tallula (1848–1871); Mayersville (1871–)

Land area: 413 square miles

Population (2010): 1,406

Population (historic): 4,478 (1850); 6,887 (1870); 10,400 (1900); 5,734 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1860; 1870–1890; 1930s; 1990s

Subdivisions: One town

National Register listings: Four

Income (per capita): $17,282

Income (median household): $24,306
Business establishments: Nine
Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 38 (6.8%)
Vacant houses: 77 (13.9%)
Sources of settlement: Louisiana, South Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, and Georgia

Mayersville

Namesake: David Mayers, local planter

Founding: 1871 (platting); 1872 (post office)

Population (2010): 547

Population (historic): 355 (1880); 185 (1910)

Periods of population growth: N/A
Typology: Grid

First Courthouse

Photo from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History collection.

Location: Court Street (Mayersville)

Construction: 1871

Years of service: 1871–1957

Typology: Front-gabled; frame; one-story

Style: Greek Revival

Builder: Unknown

Cost: Unknown

Status: Razed

Features of note: Pedimented porch; square columns; five-bay facade; trabeated doorway; six-over-six windows.

Second Courthouse

Location: 129 Court Street (Mayersville)

Construction: 1957

Years of service: 1957–

Typology: Front-gabled; brick and metal; one-story

Style: None

Architect: I.G. Alexander

Cost: Unknown

Status: Extant; functional

Features of note: None.


Sources: Wikipedia; Courthouse History; United States Census Bureau.