Oma in Lawrence County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

First Choctaw Cession

Photographed by Jeff Lovorn, November 19, 2011

1. First Choctaw Cession Marker

Inscription. Here was the upper line of Mt. Dexter Treaty grant, 1805, from which came counties of Wayne, Green, Marion, Lawrence, Pike, Covington, Perry, Jones, Lincoln, Lamar, Forrest, J.Davis, & Walthall

Erected 1982 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1805.

Location. 31° 44.819′ N, 90° 8.884′ W. Marker is in Oma, Mississippi, in Lawrence County. It is on State Highway 27, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Monticello MS 39654, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in the Pine Belt.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

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

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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 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Smith/Furr Pioneer Homesite (approx. 11.2 miles away); Old Silver Creek Baptist Church (approx. 13.1 miles away); Cooper's Ferry (approx. 13½ miles away); J. B. Lenoir (approx. 13.6 miles away); Harmon Runnels (approx. 13.6 miles away); A. H. Longino (approx. 13.6 miles away); Gov. A.H. Longino House (approx. 13.6 miles away); St. Stephens Road (approx. 13.8 miles away).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 910 times since then and 31 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 4, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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