Choctaw Indian Agency (Mississippi)

The Choctaw Agency in Mississippi is a currently operating agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Its supervising office is the Eastern Area Office.

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Choctaw

History
The Choctaw Agency was established in 1792 for the Choctaw living east of the Mississippi River. By 1822, the agency was located in eastern Mississippi near Oaknoxubee Creek on the road from Natchez, Tennessee to Columbus, Mississippi. By 1832, most of the Choctaw had moved to Indian Territory and the Choctaw Agency in the East was discontinued. However, many Choctaw did not remove west, and some agents were assigned from time to time for those remaining in Mississippi

By 1918, an agency was re-established for the Choctaw in Mississippi and it continues to be an operating agency. It is located at Philadelphia, Mississippi.

Records
Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs from the Choctaw Agency, 1824-18, have been microfilmed by the National Archives as part of their Microcopy Number M234, Rolls -. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their microfilm roll numbers --).

A small amount of correspondence for this agency, 1817-1821, is housed at the National Archives in Washington,DC.