Near Sumner in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Tallahatchie County

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 18, 2015

1. Tallahatchie County Marker

Inscription. Org. Dec. 23, 1833, after Third Choctaw Cession. Name means "River of the Rock." Tillatoba first county seat. Three adjacent counties contain part of original county. County seats are Charleston and Sumner.

Erected 1985 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 23, 1833.

Location. 33° 57.501′ N, 90° 21.914′ W. Marker is near Sumner, Mississippi, in Tallahatchie County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 49E and Old Mill Road, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 49E. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sumner MS 38957, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tallahatchie County Confederate Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away); Emmett Till Murder Trial (approx. 0.9 miles away); W.C. Handy Encounters the Blues (approx. 5½ miles away); Tutwiler Funeral Home (approx. 5½ miles away); Legendary Home of the Blues (approx.

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5½ miles away); Parchman Farm Blues (approx. 8 miles away); John Lee Hooker (approx. 8.1 miles away); River Site (approx. 8½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sumner.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Tallahatchie County. (Submitted on October 19, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

View of marker looking north on U.S. 49E. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 18, 2015

2. View of marker looking north on U.S. 49E.

View of marker looking south on Old Mill Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 18, 2015

3. View of marker looking south on Old Mill Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 602 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 19, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.