Scouting in Mississippi
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Scouting in Mississippi has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.

In 1909, Dr. Cran, the Local Episcopal Minister, and Mr. C.H. Hamilton organized Troop 19 in Brookhaven, Mississippi. In 1910, the unit was officially recognized by the local scout office in Vicksburg. Troop 19 became Troop 119 after the Andrew Jackson Council was formed. It was sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church until 1938/39 when it was then sponsored by "The Men's Bible Class" First United Methodist church where it has remained. The Troop has been continuously chartered since 1910 and is as old as the incorporated Boy Scouts of America.^{[citation needed]}

In 1912, one year after the Boy Scout movement came from England to the United States, George F. Maynard, Sr. founded the first troop in Tupelo — Troop 1. Scout units were soon founded in other cities such as Picayune, Corinth and Oxford.^{[citation needed]}

TheYazoo County Council was founded in 1919, and closed in 1922. TheSouthwest Mississippi Council (#303) was founded in 1923, and closed in 1928. TheSouth Mississippi Area Council (#705) was founded in 1925, and closed in 1928. TheMeridian Council (#302) was founded in 1920, and in 1935 changed its name to theChoctaw Area Council (#302).^[1]

ThePine Burr-Hattiesburg Area Council (#304) was founded in 1927, changing its name to thePine Burr Area Council (#304) in 1935. TheEast Mississippi Area Council (#691) was founded in 1926, changing its name to thePushmataha Area Council (#691) in 1936. TheYocona Area Council (#748) was founded in 1926.^[1]

TheJackson Council (#301) was founded in 1918, changing its name to theHinds and Rankin Counties Council (#301) in 1922. TheVicksburg Council (#304) was founded in 1919. The Hinds and Rankin Counties and Vicksburg councils merged to become theKickapoo Area Council (#301) in 1927. In 1930, theAndrew Jackson Area Council (#303) was merged, and it merged with the Kickapoo Area Council (#301) in 1937 to become theAndrew Jackson Council (#303).^[1]

Scouting has continued to thrive in Mississippi. There are eight Boy Scout councils and two Girl Scout councils that serve the state.

There are eightBoy Scouts of America (BSA) local councils that serveMississippi.

Andrew Jackson Council (#303)
Andrew Jackson Council CSP
Owner	Scouting America
Headquarters	Jackson, MS
Country	United States
Website bsa-jackson.org

The Andrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital.

TheJackson Council (#301) was founded in 1918, changing its name to theHinds and Rankin Counties Council (#301) in 1922. TheVicksburg Council (#304) was founded in 1919. The Hinds and Rankin Counties and Vicksburg councils merged to become theKickapoo Area Council (#301) in 1927. In 1930, theAndrew Jackson Area Council (#303) was merged, and it merged with the Kickapoo Area Council (#301) in 1937 to become theAndrew Jackson Council (#303).^[1]

The council has five districts:^[2]

• Natchez Trace District: Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Franklin, and Jefferson Counties
• Big Creek District: Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Pike, and Walthall Counties
• Strong River District: Scott, Rankin and Simpson Counties
• Four Rivers District: Hinds, Issquena, Sharkey, and Warren Counties
• North Trace District: Attala, Holmes, Leake, Madison and Yazoo Counties

• Hood Scout Reservation^[3]

• Sebooney Okasucca Lodge^[4]

The Chickasaw Council serves Scouts inTennessee andArkansas, as well as Mississippi. TheDelta Area Council of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s.

Choctaw Area Council (#302)
Choctaw Area Council CSP
Owner	Scouting America
Headquarters	Meridian, MS
Country	United States
Website Choctaw Area Council

The Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and westAlabama, with the council office located inMeridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp isCamp Binachi.

TheMeridian Council (#302) was founded in 1920, and in 1935 changed its name to theChoctaw Area Council (#302).^[1]

• Bobashela District
• Seminole District

• Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge^[5]

The Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts inLouisiana and Mississippi.

Pine Burr Area Council (#303)
Pine Burr Area Council CSP
Owner	Boy Scouts of America
Headquarters	Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Country	United States
Website Pine Burr Area Council

ThePine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters inHattiesburg.

ThePine Burr-Hattiesburg Area Council (#304) was founded in 1927, changing its name to thePine Burr Area Council (#304) in 1935.^[1]

• Singing River District
• Spanish Trail District
• Tall Pine District
• Tung Belt District
• Twin Rivers District
• Chickasawhay District

Scoutreach Division

• Camp Tiak

Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster,Oktibbeha, Clay,Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw andNoxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. Pushmataha Area Council merged and is now part of Natchez Trace Council.

The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, andTerrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. The 1,200 acres (4.9 km²) camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi.

TheYocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered inTupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. TheChicksa Lodge serves localArrowmen. Yocona Area Council merged and is now part of Natchez Trace Council.

Girl Scouting in Mississippi
Map of Girl Scout Council in Mississippi

There are twoGirl Scout councils in Mississippi.

Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in 45 counties of south and central Mississippi.^[6]

It was formed by the merger of Girl Scouts of Gulf Pines Council and Girl Scout Council of Middle Mississippi in 2009.

Headquarters

Jackson, Mississippi

Website:gsgms.org

Service centers

• Hattiesburg
• Gulfport
• Meridian

Camps

• Camp Iti Kana is 339 acres (137.2 ha) including a 55 acres (22 ha) lake nearWiggins. Its name is from theChoctaw language and means friendship.
• Camp Wahi is 150 acres (61 ha) inBrandon, MS

SeeScouting in Tennessee for full information. In Mississippi serves girls in northern counties.

Headquarters

Memphis, Tennessee

Website:www.girlscoutshs.org

Mississippi service centers

• Tupelo, Mississippi

Mississippi camps

• Camp Tik-A-Witha is 310 acres (125.5 ha) (including a 20 acres (8.1 ha) lake) of woods and sand dunes nearVan Vleet, MS

• Camp Fire

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