Located fourteen miles northeast of Tupelo, at the intersection of Mississippi Highway 363 and Mississippi Highway 371, the town of Mantachie, Mississippi is in Itawamba County. Nearby communities include Dorsey, Eggville, Fulton, Mooreville, and Shiloh. Tupelo, Mississippi is about sixteen miles to the southwest. The town grew around a crossroads store that was established by Woods Pearce, not far from the largest Chickasaw village in northeastern Mississippi, and was named for the Chickasaw Chief Man-ta-chee, who was killed in a fight with another Chickasaw. When the Treaty of Pontotoc Creek was signed in 1832, most of the Chickasaws left their village and European-Americans moved in, although several whites had already settled the area. The Mantachie Cemetery on Baptist Church Hill overlooks the Mantachie Creek bottom lands where the monuments of the Chickasaw have been for hundreds of years, seen in the form of burial mounds. The early white settlers of Mantachie and Itawamba County came mostly from the hill regions of Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee, where slavery was not dominant, so they came with very few slaves. Although legal in Mississippi, slavery was not popular in Itawamba County, largely because the land was not suitable for large plantations. By the time of the Civil War, however, there were a few medium-sized plantations in the county, with from ten to forty slaves. Sentiment was largely pro-Confederate, although there were pro-Union activities.
 
 
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Organized in 1989, and describing itself as a Sovereign Grace, Landmark, Independent, Missionary Baptist Church, the congregation meets at its facilities along Highway 363 in Mantachie, Mississippi. Weekly service schedules, a church calendar, newsletter, and information about its radio broadcasts and library are included.
http://www.bereabaptistchurch.org/
First Baptist Church of Mantachie
Meeting at its facilities on Mississippi Highway 363, the Mantachie, Mississippi congregation is highlighted, including directions, service schedules, a monthly calendar of events, announcements, and a blog. Pastoral and leadership contacts and office hours are included.
http://www.fbcmantachie.net/
The preschool through sixth grade campus is in Mantachie, Mississippi. Policy information, a student handbook, supply lists, and a school calendar are put forward, along with faculty and staff contacts, a school newsletter, and parent and teacher resources. Announcements are posted to the site.
http://www.mantachieelementary.com/
MHS serves students in grades seven through twelve in Mantachie, Mississippi. Campus features and programs are highlighted, including photographs, faculty and staff contacts, and information about its athletics and band programs, clubs, activities, and extracurricular programs.
http://www.mantachiehighschool.com/
Mantachie Rural Health Care, Inc.
Offering health care to the people of northeastern Mississippi, the medical, behavioral and dental health clinic is located in Mantachie. Its location, hours of operation, services, and insurance assistance programs are put forward, along with an online pharmacy, diabetic education resources, and contacts.
http://www.mantachieclinic.org/
Mantachie Taxidermy & Camo Dipping
Greg Hughes is a full-time taxidermist in Mantachie, Mississippi, offering taxidermy services for fish, ducks, turkeys, reptiles and full-sized mammals, as well as game heads, skull mounts, rugs, and African game. His work is represented in a gallery of photographs, and contacts are included.
http://www.mantachietaxidermy.com/
In addition to physical therapy services, the Mantachie, Mississippi facility staff coaches runners and works with local high school athletes to improve their abilities, strength and skills. Its location, services, equipment, and modalities are highlighted, new patient information is offered, and educational resources are included.
http://protherapyms.com/
Shiloh United Methodist Church
The UMC congregation meets at its facilities on Shiloh Road in the town of Mantachie, Mississippi. Its ministries, programs, projects, and Bible studies are discussed, with service and program schedules, a calendar of events, a church newsletter, leadership contacts and office hours.
http://www.shiloh-umchurch.com/