Pickering County, Mississippi Territory

Together with Adams County, Mississippi Territory, Pickering County was a first-level subdivision of the land that had been known as the Natchez District under the British and Spanish.

[1] The dividing line between Pickering and Adams was at Fairchilds Creek.

[2] Established in 1798, and originally named for Cabinet member Timothy Pickering, the county was subdivided into Claiborne County and Jefferson County in 1802.

[1] Pickering County was the seat of power of the Green family–Cato West faction in territorial politics.

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