Senatobia in Tate County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Senatobia

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017

1. Senatobia Marker

Inscription. Began as R. R. station near Senatahoba Creek. Chartered 1860. Occupied and partly burned by Union Army in Civil War. Became county seat in 1873.

Erected 2006 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Political Subdivisions • Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 34° 37.132′ N, 89° 57.866′ W. Marker is in Senatobia, Mississippi, in Tate County. It is at the intersection of North Front Street and West Main Street, on the right when traveling north on

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North Front Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 North Front Street, Senatobia MS 38668, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Memphis.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 305 West Main Street (about 300

View from marker of US Post Office and South Front Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017

2. View from marker of US Post Office and South Front Street.

feet away, measured in a direct line); O.B. McClinton (about 600 feet away); Sid Hemphill (about 800 feet away); Tate County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tate County World War I Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Bethesda Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Jessie Mae Hemphill (approx. 1.8 miles away); Tate County Blues: Coldwater (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Senatobia.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Senatobia. (Submitted on April 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

View looking North on Front Street from marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017

3. View looking North on Front Street from marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 795 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.