Mississippi State Capitol
The Mississippi State Capitol or the “New Capitol,” has been the seat of the state’s government since it succeeded the old Mississippi State House in 1903.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Government office
- Description: state capitol building of the U.S. state of Mississippi
- Also known as: “New Capitol”
- Address: 100 S State st, Jackson, MS 39201
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mississippi Governor’s Mansion and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.
Mississippi Governor’s Mansion
Public building
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mississippi Governor's Mansion is the official residence of the governor of Mississippi, who is currently Tate Reeves. It is located in downtown Jackson, Mississippi, south of the Mississippi State Capitol, at the south end of Smith Park. Mississippi Governor’s Mansion is situated 1,400 feet south of Mississippi State Capitol.
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
Museum
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is a museum in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Its mission is to document, exhibit the history of, and educate the public about the American Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. state of Mississippi between 1945 and 1970. Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Mississippi State Capitol.
Greenwood Cemetery
Cemetery
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Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery located in downtown Jackson, Mississippi. Still in use, it was established by a federal land grant on November 21, 1821. Greenwood Cemetery is situated 1,700 feet north of Mississippi State Capitol.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jackson and Flowood.
Jackson
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jackson is the capital of the state of Mississippi. While it may not offer much in terms of tourism today, Jackson can be used as a stopover for getting to other parts of the state or further.
Flowood
Town
Flowood is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 10,202 as of the 2020 census. A suburb of Jackson, Flowood is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is located northeast of the state capital. Flowood is situated 2½ miles east of Mississippi State Capitol.
Pearl
Photo: Allstarecho, CC BY 3.0.
Pearl is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, sitting on the east side of the Pearl River from the state capital, Jackson. The population was 26,000 in 2018.
Mississippi State Capitol
- Categories: capitol building, building, office, and government building
- Location: Hinds, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.30382° or 32° 18′ 14″ northLongitude
-90.18208° or 90° 10′ 56″ westElevation
322 feet (98 metres)Open location code
864F8R39+G5OpenStreetMap ID
way 653864604OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
office=governmentGeoNames ID
4436286Wikidata ID
Q3696020
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In Other Languages
From Central Kurdish to Western Panjabi—“Mississippi State Capitol” goes by many names.
- Central Kurdish: “پایتەختی ویلایەتی میسیسیپی”
- Chinese: “密西西比州議會大廈”
- French: “Capitole de l’État du Mississippi”
- Italian: “Campidoglio”
- Japanese: “ミシシッピ州会議事堂”
- Persian: “کاپیتول ایالت میسیسیپی”
- Portuguese: “Capitólio Estadual do Mississippi”
- Slovenian: “državni kapitol Misisipija”
- Slovenian: “Mississippi State Capitol”
- Spanish: “Capitolio de Misisipi”
- Spanish: “Capitolio del Estado de Misisipi”
- Spanish: “Nuevo capitolio de Misisipi”
- Ukrainian: “Капітолій штату Міссісіпі”
- Western Panjabi: “مسسسپی سٹیٹ کیپیٹل”
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