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==History== On April 13, 1834, early settler James Peters purchased two sections of land from the [[Chickasaw Nation]] for the sum of $1.25 per acre. This land was later developed as the town of Senatobia. The community took its name from [[Senatobia Creek]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Baca|first=Keith A.|title=Native American Place Names in Mississippi|url=https://epdf.pub/native-american-place-names-in-mississippi.html|year=2007|publisher=University Press of Mississippi|isbn=978-1-60473-483-6|page=91}}</ref> The [[Downtown Senatobia Historic District]], the core of Senatobia's central business district developed in 1856 after the opening of the [[Tennessee and Mississippi Railroad]].<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web |author= |date= |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Downtown Senatobia Historic District |url={{NRHP url|id=94000205}} |accessdate=May 14, 2023 |publisher=[[National Park Service]]}} With {{NRHP url|id=94000205|photos=y|title=accompanying pictures}}</ref> Two nearby settlements, Tatumsville and Tatesville were both abandoned, with those populations moving to Senatobia in favor of easier transportation.<ref name="nrhpdoc" /> Senatobia received its charter as a municipality in 1860. During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the town's business section was burned twice by [[Union (American Civil War)|Federal]] troops. Tate County was organized in 1873, during the [[Reconstruction era]], with Senatobia becoming the county seat in 1873 for the newly formed county.
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