Tombigbee National Forest is a
U.S. National Forest in eastern and northeastern
Mississippi
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. It is named for the nearby
Tombigbee River
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. It is divided geographically into two non-contiguous sections. The larger southern section, about 60% of the total acreage, is located north of
Louisville
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...
, in parts of
Winston,
Choctaw
The Choctaw (in the Choctaw language, Chahta) are a Native American people originally based in the Southeastern Woodlands, in what is now Alabama and Mississippi. Their Choctaw language is a Western Muskogean language. Today, Choctaw people are ...
, and
Oktibbeha
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counties in eastern Mississippi. The smaller northern section, about 40% of the total acreage, is located northeast of
Houston
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, in parts of
Chickasaw
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and
Pontotoc counties in northeastern Mississippi. As a whole the forest lies, in descending order of land area, in Winston, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Pontotoc, and Oktibbeha counties. The forest has a total area of 67,005
acre
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Places
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* Imperial, Missouri
* Imp ...
s (105 sq mi, or 271 km²). Headquarters of forest administration is in
Jackson
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* Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name
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, as are those for all six National Forests in Mississippi, but local
ranger
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* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...
district offices are located in
Ackerman Ackerman may refer to:
Surname
*Ackerman (surname), people with the surname Ackerman
*Ackerman is a family name for singer Barlin Ackerman
Places
*Ackerman, Mississippi, town in Choctaw County, Mississippi, US
*Ackerman, West Virginia, former un ...
. The forest contains the
Owl Creek Mounds
The Owl Creek Mounds are a Native American Ceremonial Complex located in Mississippi's Tombigbee National Forest
Tombigbee National Forest is a U.S. National Forest in eastern and northeastern Mississippi. It is named for the nearby Tombigbee Ri ...
, which include five platform mounds built between 1100 and 1200 CE.
References
External links
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National Forests in Mississippi- US Forest Service
National Forests of Mississippi
Protected areas established in 1959
Protected areas of Winston County, Mississippi
Protected areas of Choctaw County, Mississippi
Protected areas of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
Protected areas of Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Protected areas of Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Mississippi placenames of Native American origin
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