Walnut Grove, MS

Walnut Grove is a town in Leake County, Mississippi, United States. The 2020 census counted 510 residents. Walnut Grove had been privately owned and operated since 2001 under a contract with the state Department of Corrections. By 2011 it was the largest juvenile facility in the nation. Marco Apparel, a clothing manufacturer, opened in Walnut Grove in 1984. In 2001, it laid off more than 100 employees. In 2026, Leake County High School's high school component will consolidate into Leake Central High School, while its middle school students will be assigned to middle schools.

In Walnut Grove, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Walnut Grove, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Golden Memorial State Park is located east of the town. Walnut Grove began as a European-American settlement in a nearby location, now referred to as "Old Walnut Grove". This area was developed as cotton plantations in the antebellum era.