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

First Choctaw Cession

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.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program marker series.

Location. 31° 44.819′ N, 90° 8.884′ W. Marker is in Oma, Mississippi, in Lawrence County. Marker 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Cooper's Ferry (approx. 13½ miles away); J. B. Lenoir (approx. 13.6 miles away); A. H. Longino (approx. 13.6 miles away); Gov. A.H. Longino House (approx. 13.6 miles away); Westville, Mississippi (approx. 14½ miles away).

Categories. • Settlements & Settlers •

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on December 4, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 425 times since then and 12 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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