Egypt, Chickasaw County, Mississippi


Egypt, also known as Pikeville, is an unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States. Egypt is south of Okolona.
Egypt is located on the former Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad and was home to a depot. Egypt was formerly home to two churches, an academy, a broom factory, a grist mill, and a Munger System cotton gin.
A post office operated under the name Pikeville from 1844 to 1859 and under the name Egypt from 1859 to 1979.
This community was devastated by EF-3 tornadoes on April 27, 2011.