Creation of Pike County - Holmesville, MS
N 31° 12.213 W 090° 18.517
15R E 756432 N 3455282
Once part of Marion County, Pike Co. was created in 1815.
Waymark Code: WM116TJ
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 08/26/2019
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On December 9, 1815, the General Assembly of the Mississippi Territory created Pike County from a portion of Marion County and named the new county in honor of Brig. Gen. Zebulon M. Pike, who was killed in action during the War of 1812. The first county seat was established here on December 11, 1816. Holmesville was named for Major Andrew Hunter Holmes, also killed during the War of 1812, at the Battle of Mackinac Island.
Date Installed:: 2015
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Department of Archives and History
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