Senatobia Cleanup and Restoration

Senatobia is a city in the county seat of Tate County, Mississippi, and is the 16th largest municipality in the Memphis Metropolitan area.  Senatobia is located just under 30 miles south of the Tennessee border.  It is the home of Northwest Mississippi Community College, a state community college that provides two-year academic and technical degrees.  The college has a system-wide enrollment that exceeds 8,000 students spread out over three campuses in Senatobia, Southaven, and Oxford.

James Peters purchased two pieces of land from the Chickasaw Nation for $1.25 per acre in April of 1834.  This is the land that would eventually form the town of Senatobia, which means “White Sycamore”.  The city took its name from the Senatobia Creek that runs through it.

Senatobia was originally a rest stop on the trail leading to Hot Springs, Arkansas.  According to legends, the Native Americans discovered the curative powers of the hot springs and periodically made long trips to Arkansas, stopping to rest in the area that became Senatobia.  

After the Tennessee and Mississippi Railroad came through in 1856, Senatobia became a railroad station.  With this new railroad station, the area saw large amounts of commerce and the town saw immediate growth.  In 1874 many of the wooden buildings on Main and Front Streets were destroyed due to massive fire damage.  One year later during the massive rebuild, the cornerstone of the Tate County Courthouse was laid down.

Over the past 75 years, the Senatobia area has had over 85 tornadoes that have at least been registered as a magnitude 2 or higher.  These storms caused massive wind and rain damage, plus extensive fire damage to local power lines.

The professionals at SERVPRO have supported the Senatobia and  Memphis Metropolitan area for over 25 years and continue to do so with the latest in technology and customer training.  No matter what kind of disaster happens, SERVPRO is here to help.