Troy is an
unincorporated community in
Pontotoc County,
Mississippi, around the intersection of
Mississippi Highway 41
Mississippi Highway 41 (MS 41) is a state highway in northeastern Mississippi. The route starts at U.S. Route 45 (US 45) and US 278 north of Wren and travels westwards. It then intersects US 45 Alt. east of Okolona. The road enters Okolon ...
and County Road 82, roughly two miles west of the
Natchez Trace Parkway
The Natchez Trace Parkway is a national parkway in the southeastern United States that commemorates the historic Natchez Trace and preserves sections of that original trail. Its central feature is a two-lane road that extends 444 miles (715 ...
, 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. In the late 1800s, this was the site of Troy Normal College, which at times was also known as Mississippi Normal College. The college was founded by professor H.B. Abernethy in 1882. but moved to
Houston in 1888. Troy is also the site of a Civil War Union Cemetery containing several unmarked graves.
Notable people
*
Irvin Abernathy, member of the
Mississippi House of Representatives
The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890, it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected fo ...
from 1916 to 1925
*
John Longest, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1900 to 1902
References
Unincorporated communities in Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Unincorporated communities in Mississippi
{{PontotocCountyMS-geo-stub