Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Tishomingo County, Mississippi.

Official Website

Tishomingo County was organized February 9, 1836, from Chickasaw lands that were ceded to the United States. The Chickasaw were forced by Indian Removal to relocate to lands in the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).

Jacinto was the original county seat of Tishomingo County and its historic courthouse building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Parts of the northeastern side of Tishomingo county are part of the Battle of Shiloh Civil War battlefield.

Adjacent Counties

• Hardin County, Tennessee
• Lauderdale County, Alabama
• Colbert County, Alabama
• Alcorn County
• Prentiss County
• Itawamba County
• Franklin County, Alabama

Cities, Towns & Communities

• Belmont
• Bloody Springs
• Burnsville
• Dennis
• Doskie
• Eastport
• Golden
• Holcut
• Iuka (County Seat)
• Midway
• Mingo
• Oldham
• Paden
• Pittsburg
• Short
• Tishomingo

Links

MS Gen Web

MS Genealogy & History Network

Wikipedia

National Register of Historic Places

Genealogy Trails

Roots Web

RAOGK