Jacinto, Mississippi
Jacinto, Mississippi | |
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Jacinto Courthouse. Photo by Jack Boucher, 1975. | |
Jacinto, Mississippi Jacinto, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 34°45′44″N 88°25′39″W / 34.76222°N 88.42750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Alcorn |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.87 sq mi (2.26 km2) |
| • Land | 0.87 sq mi (2.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 545 ft (166 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 52 |
| • Density | 59.5/sq mi (22.99/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 28-35340 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2812710 |
Jacinto is an unincorporated community in Alcorn County, Mississippi, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Jacinto had a population of 52. It was founded in 1836, and was named after the Battle of San Jacinto in the Texas Revolution.
Jacinto was located in the geographic center of the original Tishomingo County, Mississippi. 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. It is the site of a courthouse built in 1854 in the federal style as the county courthouse for the original Tishomingo County. The courthouse has been refurbished and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It is open to visitors.