Old Pike County Chancery Clerk's Office
Pike County was formed on December 9, 1815; carved out of Marion County. Her first Seat of Justice was located in the bustling community of Holmesville (Ratified by the Mississippi General Assembly n December 11, 1816). Situated on the Bogue Chitto River, Holmesville was named in honor of Major Andrew Hunter Holmes and was selected due to its proximity to the geographic center of the fledgling Pike County.
With the Illinois Central Railroad being completed through Pike County in 1857, and the "iron horse rail" becoming the new river of commerce Holmesville soon began to decline with the transfer of people and commerce to the rail towns. Another result of this shift is that the county seat was moved from Holmesville to Magnolia in 1873.
This County Office building was buit in 1848 and is thought to have housed the Pike County Clerk, although also referred to locally as the old Courthouse. The facility was expanded in 1934 by the DAR to be utilized as a community center, and was renovated in 1974 with toilets constructed inside the original building. In 2001 it was designated as a Mississippi Landmark Building and it continues to serve as a local community center as well as a voting precinct. This building has been renovated once again to stabilize structural and deterioration issues.
Department Of Archives And History Under The Provisions Of House Bill 787, Laws Of Mississippi 2014
Pike County Board Of Supervisors
Tazwell Bowsky
Luke Brewer
Faye Hodges
Gary Honea
Chuck Lambert
County Administrator - Daniel Calcote
County Attorney- Wayne Dowdy
Chancery Clerk- Becky Buie
Δrchitect
Cox Architecture
Engineers
Laird + Smithers
Contractor
Erected 2017
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 31° 12.235′ N, 90° 18.529′ W. Marker is in Holmesville, Mississippi, in Pike County. It is on Tennessee Street (County Highway 93 N) north of Main Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: McComb MS 39648, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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 New Spain, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: War of 1812, Pike County (within shouting distance of this marker); Creation of Pike County
More about this marker. Mounted on a wall at the old office building.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 493 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 27, 2019.
