Pickering County, Mississippi Territory

Original subdivision, 1798–1802

Natchez District c. 1800

Pickering County was one of the original counties of Mississippi Territory in the United States. Together with Adams County, Mississippi Territory, Pickering County was a first-level subdivision of the land that had been known as the Natchez District under the British and Spanish.[1] The dividing line between Pickering and Adams was at Fairchilds Creek.[2] Established in 1798, and originally named for Cabinet member Timothy Pickering, the county was subdivided into Claiborne County and Jefferson County in 1802.[3][4] The original Pickering County also included some of the land that was later to become Warren County, Mississippi.[1] Pickering County was the seat of power of the Green family–Cato West faction in territorial politics.[5]

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1. ^ a b "1800 Mississippi Map".
2. ^ Haynes, Robert V. (2010). The Mississippi Territory and the Southwest Frontier, 1795–1817. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky. p. 37\. ISBN 978-0-8131-2577-0. OCLC 460059239.
3. ^ "Pike County: Older than Mississippi itself". Enterprise-Journal. 2015-11-12. pp. A014. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
4. ^ r2WPadmin. "Jefferson County". Mississippi Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2024-09-01.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
5. ^ Haynes, Robert (2010-05-21). The Mississippi Territory and the Southwest Frontier, 1795-1817. University Press of Kentucky. p. 40\. ISBN 978-0-8131-7372-6.

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