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Historical Markers in Hickory

 
Clickable Map of Newton County, Mississippi and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Newton County, MS (11) Clarke County, MS (10) Jasper County, MS (3) Kemper County, MS (9) Lauderdale County, MS (77) Leake County, MS (8) Neshoba County, MS (19) Scott County, MS (9) Smith County, MS (7)  NewtonCounty(11) Newton County (11)  ClarkeCounty(10) Clarke County (10)  JasperCounty(3) Jasper County (3)  KemperCounty(9) Kemper County (9)  LauderdaleCounty(77) Lauderdale County (77)  LeakeCounty(8) Leake County (8)  NeshobaCounty(19) Neshoba County (19)  ScottCounty(9) Scott County (9)  SmithCounty(7) Smith County (7)
Decatur is the county seat for Newton County
Hickory is in Newton County
Newton County (11)  ►
ADJACENT TO NEWTON COUNTY
Clarke County (10)  ►
Jasper County (3)  ►
Kemper County (9)  ►
Lauderdale County (77)  ►
Leake County (8)  ►
Neshoba County (19)  ►
Scott County (9)  ►
Smith County (7)  ►
 
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1 ► Mississippi, Newton County, Hickory — Hickory —
On U.S. 80 east of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east.
So called in honor of "Old Hickory," Andrew Jackson. His name given to military road built, 1817-1820, connecting New Orleans with Nashville & passing through this location. — — Map (db m111026) HM
2 ► Mississippi, Newton County, Hickory — Lynching in America / Lynching in Newton County — Community Remembrance Project —
Near Good Hope Church Road 1.6 miles south of State Route 503, on the left when traveling south.
Lynching in America Over 6,500 African Americans were victims of racial terror lynching in the United States between 1865 and 1950. Following the Emancipation Proclamation and the Civil War, many white Americans remained committed to . . . — — Map (db m234969) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026