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Historical Markers in Thaxton

 
Clickable Map of Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County, MS (31) Calhoun County, MS (4) Chickasaw County, MS (30) Lafayette County, MS (63) Lee County, MS (120) Union County, MS (12)  PontotocCounty(31) Pontotoc County (31)  CalhounCounty(4) Calhoun County (4)  ChickasawCounty(30) Chickasaw County (30)  LafayetteCounty(63) Lafayette County (63)  LeeCounty(120) Lee County (120)  UnionCounty(12) Union County (12)
Pontotoc is the county seat for Pontotoc County
Thaxton is in Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County (31)  ►
ADJACENT TO PONTOTOC COUNTY
Calhoun County (4)  ►
Chickasaw County (30)  ►
Lafayette County (63)  ►
Lee County (120)  ►
Union County (12)  ►
 
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1 ► Mississippi, Pontotoc County, Thaxton — Betty Allen —
On Toccopola Junction Road (County Highway 843) at Highway 278, on the right when traveling north on Toccopola Junction Road.
Buried 3.2 mi. S. at Toccopola School. As Chickasaw wife of John L. Allen she won famous suit over title to slave held under Indian law. As result, in 1839 state led English-speaking world in legislation protection of spouse. — — Map (db m102731) HM
2 ► Mississippi, Pontotoc County, Thaxton — Thaxton Cemetery —
On Sewell Road (County Road 212) at State Route 336, on the left when traveling north on Sewell Road.
Originally the site of a log church known as Mayhew Chapel, Thaxton Cemetery was established in the 1840s. Located on the Turnpike Road, which was built in the late 1830s by the U.S. government, the cemetery's earliest known burial is ca. 1848. . . . — — Map (db m235118) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026