Tishomingo, Mississippi is in Tishomingo County, although it is not the county seat. The city and county were named for the Chickasaw chief who signed the Treaty of Pontotoc in 1832, and who served with General Anthony Wayne against the Shawnees during the Revolutionary War, receiving a silver medal from President George Washington. During the War of 1812, he served under Andrew Jackson, then retired to farm his land until the Chickasaws were removed from their land in 1837. Tishomingo died of smallpox on the Trail of Tears. A town in Oklahoma is also named for him. The Mississippi town was formed by the Tishomingo Township Company as a stop along the Illinois Central Railroad in 1906, when a post office was established there, and the town received its charter in 1908. Mississippi Highways 25 and 30 run through Tishomingo, as does the Natchez Trace Parkway. The songwriter, Spencer Williams, spent some time in the town in 1916, where he wrote “Tishomingo Blues,” which later became the opening theme song for Garrison Kellior’s “Prairie Home Companion.” Paden is northwest of Tishomingo. Other nearby communities include Bloody Springs, Burton, Carter Branch, Dennis, Mingo, New Hope, and Petertown, as well as Maud, Alabama. Booneville, Mississippi is about twenty miles west, and Cherokee, Alabama is twenty-five miles northeast of Tishomingo.
 
 
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The dealership in Tishomingo, Mississippi carries a wide selection of new and used street bikes, dirt bikes, ATVs, and parts, including Arctic Cat, BMW, Can-Am, Harley-Davidson, Hisun, Honda, Indian, Kawasaki, KTM, Polaris, Suzuki, Triumph, Victory, and Yamaha. Directions, hours, finance options, servicing, and its parts department are highlighted.
http://www.mainstreetcycle.com/
The Tishomingo, Mississippi congregation meets weekly for Sunday School, worship services, training, prayer, and youth fellowship programs. Its location, weekly hours, a calendar of upcoming programs and events, staff contacts, office hours, and an overview of its ministries are featured.
http://www.tishomingobaptist.com/
Offering a K-8th grade public school curriculum, the elementary school in Tishomingo, Mississippi is a campus of Tishomingo County Schools. Faculty and staff contacts, school schedules and a calendar of events, and an overview of its academic and athletics programs are included.
http://tms.tcsk12.com/
Situated in the Applachian Mountains, near the town of Tishomingo, Mississippi, the park includes archaeological excavations confirming the presence of Paleo Indians in the area as early as 7000 B.C. Its features are highlighted, directions are posted, along with photographs, things to do, and other details about the park.
http://www.mdwfp.com/parks-destinations/ms-state-parks/tishomingo.aspx
Incorporated in 1908, Tishomingo is in lower Tishomingo County, Mississippi. The official municipal web site features a history of the community and a profile of the city government, including administrative and departmental contacts, area attractions, a calendar of events, and public notices.
http://www.tishomingo.ms/