Pontotoc County is bounded by beginning on the basis meridian of the Chickasaw survey at the northwest corner of section nineteen, township eight, range one, east; thence east on the section lines to the northwest corner of section nineteen, township eight, range four, east; thence south to the southwest corner of section nineteen, township eight, range four, east; thence east to the northwest corner of section thirty, township eight, range five, east; thence south on range lines between four and five to the southeast corner of section thirty-six, in township eleven, range four, east; thence west on line between townships eleven and twelve to the basis meridian; thence north to the point of beginning. The county site is Pontotoc.