The Indian Removal Bill by Senator Hugh L. White of Tennessee was signed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830. Then, on September 27, 1830, in what is today Noxubee County, Mississippi, the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was signed. The site of the signing of the Treaty is located roughly fifteen miles south-west of the county seat, Macon. A small free-standing marker marks the spot.
The area "signed away" covered what is now Coahoma, Tallahatchie, LeFlore, Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster, Attala, Choctaw, Leake, Scott, Smith, Jasper, Clarke, Lauderdale, Kemper, Neshoba, Winston, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties. Included in the lands were portions of Sunflower, Bolivar, Quitman, Holmes and Lowndes.
Prior to the formation of Noxubee county, on December 23, 1833, which was the first of the counties to be "given a name", the land was considered to be in Lowndes county. Lowndes county was originally drawn out of Monroe county in January of 1830. Then, at the end of 1831, December 6th, it was extended to cover the land which was to become Noxubee county. One might be aware that if they are looking for records between 1830 and 1834 for persons thought to be in Noxubee county, Lowndes county is where they should be searching.
Sixteen counties were formed on that same day, December 23, 1833. The counties listed in order: Noxubee, Kemper, Lauderdale, Clark, Oktibbeha, Winston, Choctaw, Tallahatcie, Yalobusha, Carroll, Jasper, Neshoba, Smith, Scott, Leake and Attala. Therefore, Noxubee county gets the title of "the first county established" from the Treaty.
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| Taledgea | Formed while considered to be Lowndes County. 1833-1835 |
| Gholson | 1834-1974 First called "Meander" |
| Macon | 1835 - Present |
| Brooklyn | 1836-1856 |
| Grantsville | 1837 - 1839 |
| Mahulaville | 1838 - 1960 |
| Prairie Point | 1838 - Present |
| Cooksville | 1839 - 1955 |
| Deerbrook | 1842 - 1850 and 1879 - 1942 |
| Parkeville | 1844 - 1868 |
| Brooksville | 1846 - Present |
| X-Prairie | 1849 - 1851 |
| Jeff Davis | 1854 - 1855 |
| Shuqualak | 1855 - Present |
| Roby's Store | 1855 - 1860 |
| Barry | 1856 - 1861 |
| Bigbee Valley | 1858 - Present |
| Armitage | 1858 - 1867 |
| Hashuqua | 1872 - 1905 |
| Allgood's Mill | 1873 - 1887 |
| Cliftonville | 1878 - 1974 |
| Brazelea | 1880 - 1906 |
| Hamby | 1882 -1887 |
| Harlan | 1883 - 1899 |
| Foxtrap | 1883 - 1926 |
| Paulette | 1886 - 1979 |
| Lynn Creek | 1888 - 1906 |
| Fairport | 1888 - 1907 |
| Alliance | 1889 - 1903 |
| Wareville | 1890 - 1892 |
| Flatwood | 1890 - 1895 |
| Joiner | 1892 - 1903 |
| Mohegan | 1896 - 1898 |
| Macedonia | 1890 - 1912 |
| McLeod | 1897 - 1955 |
| Ravine | 1897 - 1951 |
| Hull | 1897 - 1899 |
| Wetwater | (Date unavailable) |
| Eli | 1899 - 1901 |
| Pretoria | 1900 - 1905 |
| Calyx | 1901 - 1955 |
| Aubrey | 1901 -1906 |
| Crescent | 1902 - 1906 |
| Sunshine | 1904 - 1904 |
| Dinsmore | 1904 - 1924 |
| Togo | 1905 - 1932 |
| Clearman | 1912 - 1919 |