Troy, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:	Troy, Mississippi
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Pontotoc
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Elevation M:	154
Elevation Ft:	505
Pushpin Map:	Mississippi
Pushpin Map Caption:	Troy's position in Mississippi
Coordinates:	34.1189°N -88.885°W
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	695008

Troy is an unincorporated community in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, around the intersection of Mississippi Highway 41 and County Road 82, roughly two miles west of the Natchez Trace Parkway, due west of Shannon.

History

Troy was established in the 1830s at a site about two miles north of its present coordinates (later referred to as Old Troy), and moved to its current location in 1881.^[1] In the late 1800s, this was the site of Troy Normal College, which at times was also known as Mississippi Normal College.^{[2] [3]} The college was founded by professor H.B. Abernethy in 1882.^[4] but moved to Houston in 1888.^[5] Troy is also the site of a Civil War Union Cemetery containing several unmarked graves.^{[6] [7]}

Notable people

• Irvin Abernathy, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1916 to 1925^[8]
• John Longest, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1900 to 1902^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: W.P.A. History of Pontotoc County, Mississippi. USGenWeb. 25 April 2014.
2. Web site: W.P.A. History of Pontotoc County, Mississippi. USGenWeb. 25 April 2014.
3. Web site: Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, 1891. Mississippi Genealogy. 25 April 2014.
4. Book: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi, Part 1 Vol. II Part I. Pelican Publishing Company, inc.. 285–549. 9781455601196.
5. Book: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi, Part 1 Vol. II Part I. Pelican Publishing Company, inc.. 343–549. 9781455601196.
6. Web site: Sites. Mississippi Civil War. 25 April 2014.
7. Web site: The Civil War Battle of Okolona, Mississippi – Sesquicentennial – Photographs by Newt Rayburn – February 22, 2014. The Local Voice. 25 April 2014.
8. Book: Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. 1917. Department of Archives and History. Jackson, Mississippi. 840.
9. Book: Dunbar, Rowland . The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi . Mississippi Dept. of Archives and History . 1908 .