Chickasaw County | US Courthouses

Chickasaw County is named for the Chickasaw Native American tribe and means “rebellion”.

Surrounding County Courthouses:

N – Pontotoc County and Lee County

E – Monroe County

S – Clay County and Webster County

W – Calhoun County

Created: February 9, 1836

County Seat:

Houston 1836 – present ( First Judicial District )

Okolona 1866 – present ( Second Judicial District )

* Chickasaw County has two county seats

County Courthouse – Houston

Location: 1 Pinson Square / Madison Street

Built: 1909 – 1910

Style: Beaux Arts

Architect: Ruben Harrison Hunt & Company of Chattanooga, Tennessee

Contractor: William J McGee

Description: The building faces east and is a two story buff colored brick, stone and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Houston. The east front has a high portico with four columns rising to a pediment at the roof line. The building forms a “H shape with north and south wings at the east front and west side. On the roof is a large open dome with silver roof and lantern and gold eagle at the top. In the interior, the County Circuit Court courtroom is located on the second story. The building houses the 1st District County Circuit Court of the 3rd Judicial District, County Chancery Court, County Youth Court and County Justice Court.

See: Ruben Harrison Hunt of Chattanooga, Tennessee, the architect, also designed courthouses in Alabama in Talladega County, in Georgia in Elbert County. in Mississippi in Lawrence County and Leflore County and in Tennessee in Hamilton County, Henry County, Polk County and Warren County.

See: The 3rd Judicial District includes Benton County, Calhoun County, Lafayette County, Marshall County, Tippah County and Union County.

History: The county was created in 1836 and Houston was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was built in 1836. The second courthouse was built by T J Davidson 1n 1858. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1909 to 1910.

County Courthouse – Okolona

Location: 234 – 236 West Main Street / North Olive Street

Built: 1924 – 1925

Style: Neo-Classical

Architect: Unknown

Contractor: Unknown

Description: The building faces south and is a three story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located in the center of Okolona. The south front has a recessed porch on the first story with an arched pillar on either end and two large pillars in the center. On the second and third stories, vertical pilasters rise between the triple set windows. There is a wide horizontal band and cornice below the roof line. On the east sde is a high narrow window. The roof line is flat. The building was formerly the Masonic Lodge. In the interior, the large County Circuit Court courtroom is located on the second story. The building houses the 2nd District County Circuit Court of the 3rd Judicial District, County Chancery Court and County Justice Court.

History: Okolona was made the second county seat in 1866. The county rented space and in 1924, the first and present courthouse was purchased