The Old Tishomingo County Courthouse Museum
The Old Tishomingo County Courthouse is a striking example of Romanesque Architecture with Second Empire style influences. This courthouse is the reason why Iuka is known widely as the “Marriage Capital of the South” with over 44,000 marriage licenses issued in the years when Mississippi had no three-day waiting period for licenses.
The courtroom on the second floor is much the same as it was when John M. Stone, a resident of Iuka and Mississippi’s longest serving Governor, supervised its construction and when the county’s first legal hanging happened here years ago.
The Museum is a classical museum with displays of artifacts with three primary themes:
1) Native American (Chickasaw)
2) Civil War
3) County-wide Cultural Heritage.
The courthouse was built in 1870 and is on the National Register of Historic Places; it is a Mississippi Historical Landmark. Strategically situated in Iuka only a few miles from the AL and TN borders on Hwy 72 between Huntsville and Memphis and minutes away from the Tennessee River and Natchez Trace, it is poised to be a tourist gateway and welcome center into Northeast MS.
The Old Courthouse Museum is operated by the Tishomingo County Historical & Genealogical Society.
The courtroom on the second floor is much the same as it was when John M. Stone, a resident of Iuka and Mississippi’s longest serving Governor, supervised its construction and when the county’s first legal hanging happened here years ago.
The Museum is a classical museum with displays of artifacts with three primary themes:
1) Native American (Chickasaw)
2) Civil War
3) County-wide Cultural Heritage.
The courthouse was built in 1870 and is on the National Register of Historic Places; it is a Mississippi Historical Landmark. Strategically situated in Iuka only a few miles from the AL and TN borders on Hwy 72 between Huntsville and Memphis and minutes away from the Tennessee River and Natchez Trace, it is poised to be a tourist gateway and welcome center into Northeast MS.
The Old Courthouse Museum is operated by the Tishomingo County Historical & Genealogical Society.
The John Marshall Stone Research Library
The John Marshall Stone Research Library collects, preserves, indexes, and provides access to the archival resources of Tishomingo County, Mississippi.
The John Marshall Stone Research Library houses the following collection of archival materials:
• Bound volumes of books
• Government documents
• Personal papers
• Maps and drawings
• Compact discs
• Oral histories
• Audio tapes
• Microfilm
This research room is designated as a quiet place for genealogists and historians to perform research. It is maintained as a library. Although the library encourages the independent research of all its patrons, a staff member must be present to retrieve informational resources. All researchers must register to gain access to the records. Purses and other bags must be placed in the lockers provided or returned to patrons' vehicle. Patrons are asked to leave 15 minutes prior to the closure of the museum.
. The research library may also be closed on additional days at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The John Marshall Stone Research Library is a non-circulating library. No resources from the research library will be available to be checked out. All archival materials and books may only be accessed in the research library.
The John Marshall Stone Research Library houses the following collection of archival materials:
• Bound volumes of books
• Government documents
• Personal papers
• Maps and drawings
• Compact discs
• Oral histories
• Audio tapes
• Microfilm
This research room is designated as a quiet place for genealogists and historians to perform research. It is maintained as a library. Although the library encourages the independent research of all its patrons, a staff member must be present to retrieve informational resources. All researchers must register to gain access to the records. Purses and other bags must be placed in the lockers provided or returned to patrons' vehicle. Patrons are asked to leave 15 minutes prior to the closure of the museum.
. The research library may also be closed on additional days at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The John Marshall Stone Research Library is a non-circulating library. No resources from the research library will be available to be checked out. All archival materials and books may only be accessed in the research library.