Lafayette County Jail

Lafayette County Jail is a prison in Lafayette County, Mississippi which is located on Jackson Avenue East. Lafayette County Jail is situated nearby to Burns-Belfry Museum and Multicultural Center, as well as near Second Baptist Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lyric Theater and St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.

Lyric Theater

Theater building

The Lyric is a historical theater located in Oxford, Mississippi at 1006 Van Buren Avenue that hosts a wide variety of acts. Lyric Theater is situated 1,000 feet southeast of Lafayette County Jail.

St. Peter's Episcopal Church is a parish of the Episcopal Church in Oxford, Mississippi. It is noted for its historic Gothic Revival church building at 113 S. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church is situated 550 feet southeast of Lafayette County Jail.

Lafayette County Courthouse

Courthouse

Photo: BobCummings, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Lafayette County Courthouse is located in Oxford, Mississippi and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The current structure was constructed in 1872 to replace an earlier building burned during the Civil War by Union troops directed by General Andrew Jackson Smith. Lafayette County Courthouse is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Lafayette County Jail.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oxford.

Oxford

Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oxford is a historic, picturesque town in North Central Mississippi. With its scenic town square, acclaimed restaurants, unique boutiques, oak-shaded neighborhoods, and friendly people, Oxford is the model Southern town.

Lafayette County Jail

Type: Prison
Address: 711 Jackson Avenue East, Oxford, MS 38655
Categories: building and government building
Location: Lafayette County, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.36796° or 34° 22′ 5″ north

Longitude

-89.52234° or 89° 31′ 20″ west

Levels

Operator

Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department

Open location code

866G9F9H+53

OpenStreetMap ID

way 421471583

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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