There are 82 counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi.
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There are 82 counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi.
Mississippi's postal abbreviation is MS and its FIPS state code is 28.
List[edit]
| County |
FIPS code [1] |
County seat [2] |
Established [3] |
Origin |
Etymology |
Population [2] |
Area [3] |
Map |
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| Adams County | 001 | Natchez | 1799 | One of two original counties | John Adams, second U.S. President | 32,297 | 460 sq mi (1,191 km2) |
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| Alcorn County | 003 | Corinth | 1870 | Formed from Tippiah and Tishomingo Counties | James L. Alcorn, Reconstruction-era U.S. Senator from Mississippi | 37,057 | 400 sq mi (1,036 km2) |
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| Amite County | 005 | Liberty | 1809 | Formed from Wilkinson County | Amite River | 13,131 | 730 sq mi (1,891 km2) |
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| Attala County | 007 | Kosciusko | 1833 | Formed from Madison County | A fictional Native American heroine from an early 19th-century novel by François-René de Chateaubriand. | 19,564 | 735 sq mi (1,904 km2) |
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| Benton County | 009 | Ashland | 1870 | Formed from Marshall and Tippah Counties | Thomas Hart Benton, U.S. Senator from Missouri and prominent westward expansion advocate | 8,729 | 407 sq mi (1,054 km2) |
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| Bolivar County | 011 | Cleveland and Rosedale | 1836 | Formed from Tallahatchie and Washington Counties | Simon Bolivar, South American democratic revolutionary | 34,145 | 876 sq mi (2,269 km2) |
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| Calhoun County | 013 | Pittsboro | 1852 | Formed from Chickasaw, Lafayette and Yalobusha Counties | John C. Calhoun, U.S. Senator from South Carolina and prominent supporter of states' rights | 14,962 | 587 sq mi (1,520 km2) |
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| Carroll County | 015 | Carrollton | 1833 | Formed from Lowndes, Monroe, Washington and Yazoo Counties | Charles Carroll, last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence | 10,597 | 628 sq mi (1,627 km2) |
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| Chickasaw County | 017 | Houston | 1836 | Formed from Monroe County and Un-Organized | Chickasaw Native Americans | 17,392 | 502 sq mi (1,300 km2) |
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| Choctaw County | 019 | Ackerman | 1833 | Formed from Lowndes, Madison, Monroe and Yazoo Counties | Choctaw Native Americans | 8,547 | 419 sq mi (1,085 km2) |
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| Claiborne County | 021 | Port Gibson | 1802 | Formed from Jefferson (Pickering) County | William C. C. Claiborne, first Governor of Louisiana | 9,604 | 487 sq mi (1,261 km2) |
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| Clarke County | 023 | Quitman | 1833 | Formed from Wayne County | Joshua G. Clark, the first elected judge following admittance to the Union | 16,732 | 691 sq mi (1,790 km2) |
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| Clay County | 025 | West Point | 1871 | Formed from Chickasaw, Lowndes, Monroe and Oktibbeha Counties (formerly (Colfax County) | Henry Clay, U.S. Senator from Kentucky and giant of Nineteenth Century politics | 20,634 | 409 sq mi (1,059 km2) |
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| Coahoma County | 027 | Clarksdale | 1836 | Formed from Un-Organized | derives from Native American word meaning "red panther" | 26,151 | 554 sq mi (1,435 km2) |
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| Copiah County | 029 | Hazlehurst | 1823 | Formed from Franklin and Hinds Counties | derives from Native American word meaning "calling panther" | 29,449 | 777 sq mi (2,012 km2) |
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| Covington County | 031 | Collins | 1819 | Formed from Lawrence and Wayne Counties | Leonard Covington, American Revolutionary War general | 19,568 | 414 sq mi (1,072 km2) |
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| DeSoto County | 033 | Hernando | 1836 | Formed from Monroe and Washington Counties | Hernando de Soto, Spanish explorer of the Americas | 161,252 | 478 sq mi (1,238 km2) |
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| Forrest County | 035 | Hattiesburg | 1906 | Formed from Perry County | Nathan B. Forrest, Confederate general during the American Civil War | 74,934 | 467 sq mi (1,210 km2) |
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| Franklin County | 037 | Meadville | 1809 | Formed from Adams County | Benjamin Franklin, writer, orator, publisher, and U.S. founding father | 8,118 | 565 sq mi (1,463 km2) |
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| George County | 039 | Lucedale | 1910 | Formed from Greene and Jackson Counties | James Z. George, U.S. Senator from Mississippi | 22,578 | 478 sq mi (1,238 km2) |
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| Greene County | 041 | Leakesville | 1811 | Formed from Wayne County | Nathanael Greene, Revolutionary War general | 14,400 | 713 sq mi (1,847 km2) |
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| Grenada County | 043 | Grenada | 1870 | Formed from Carroll, Choctaw, Tallahatchie and Yalobusha Counties | Spanish province of Grenada | 21,906 | 422 sq mi (1,093 km2) |
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| Hancock County | 045 | Bay Saint Louis | 1812 | Formed from Un-Organized | John Hancock, first signer of the Declaration of Independence | 43,929 | 477 sq mi (1,235 km2) |
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| Harrison County | 047 | Gulfport and Biloxi | 1841 | Formed from Hancock County | William Henry Harrison, ninth U.S. President | 187,105 | 581 sq mi (1,505 km2) |
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| Hinds County | 049 | Jackson and Raymond | 1821 | Formed from Un-Organized (Choctaw Cession of 1820) | Thomas Hinds, War of 1812 general | 245,285 | 869 sq mi (2,251 km2) |
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| Holmes County | 051 | Lexington | 1833 | Formed from Yazoo County | David Holmes, first Governor of Mississippi | 19,198 | 756 sq mi (1,958 km2) |
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| Humphreys County | 053 | Belzoni | 1918 | Formed from Holmes, Sunflower, Washington and Yazoo Counties | Benjamin G. Humphreys, Reconstruction-era Governor of Mississippi | 9,375 | 418 sq mi (1,083 km2) |
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| Issaquena County | 055 | Mayersville | 1844 | Formed from Washington County | Native American word for "Deer River" | 1,406 | 413 sq mi (1,070 km2) |
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| Itawamba County | 057 | Fulton | 1836 | Formed from Monroe County | Itawamba, Chickasaw chief | 23,401 | 532 sq mi (1,378 km2) |
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| Jackson County | 059 | Pascagoula | 1812 | Formed from Un-Organized | Andrew Jackson, War of 1812 hero and seventh U.S. President | 139,668 | 727 sq mi (1,883 km2) |
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| Jasper County | 061 | Bay Springs | 1833 | Formed from Jones and Wayne Counties | William Jasper, Revolutionary War sergeant | 17,062 | 676 sq mi (1,751 km2) |
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| Jefferson County | 063 | Fayette | 1799 | One of two original Counties (formerly Pickering) | Thomas Jefferson, third U.S. President and principal author of the Declaration of Independence | 7,726 | 519 sq mi (1,344 km2) |
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| Jefferson Davis County | 065 | Prentiss | 1906 | Formed from Covington and Lawrence Counties | Jefferson Davis, only president of the Confederate States of America | 12,487 | 408 sq mi (1,057 km2) |
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| Jones County | 067 | Laurel | 1826 | Formed from Covington and Wayne Counties (formerly Davis (1865-1869 (Civil War)) | John Paul Jones, Revolutionary War naval captain | 67,761 | 694 sq mi (1,797 km2) |
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| Kemper County | 069 | De Kalb | 1833 | Formed from Lowndes, Rankin and Wayne Counties | Reuben Kemper, American pioneer and revolutionary in Spanish Florida | 10,456 | 766 sq mi (1,984 km2) |
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| Lafayette County | 071 | Oxford | 1836 | Formed from Monroe County | Marquis de la Fayette, French-born Revolutionary War general | 47,351 | 631 sq mi (1,634 km2) |
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| Lamar County | 073 | Purvis | 1904 | Formed from Marion and Pearl River Counties | Lucius Q. C. Lamar, U.S. Senator from Mississippi and U.S. Secretary of Interior | 55,658 | 497 sq mi (1,287 km2) |
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| Lauderdale County | 075 | Meridian | 1833 | Formed from Rankin and Wayne Counties | James Lauderdale, War of 1812 colonel | 80,261 | 704 sq mi (1,823 km2) |
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| Lawrence County | 077 | Monticello | 1814 | Formed from Marion County | James Lawrence, War of 1812 naval captain | 12,929 | 431 sq mi (1,116 km2) |
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| Leake County | 079 | Carthage | 1833 | Formed from Madison and Rankin Counties | Walter Leake, Governor of Mississippi | 23,805 | 583 sq mi (1,510 km2) |
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| Lee County | 081 | Tupelo | 1866 | Formed from Itawamba and Pontotoc Counties | Robert E. Lee, commanding Confederate general | 82,910 | 450 sq mi (1,165 km2) |
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| Leflore County | 083 | Greenwood | 1871 | Formed from Carroll and Sunflower Counties | Greenwood LeFlore, mixed-race advocate of citizenship for Native Americans and U.S. Senator from Mississippi | 32,317 | 592 sq mi (1,533 km2) |
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| Lincoln County | 085 | Brookhaven | 1870 | Formed from Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Lawrence and Pike Counties | Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth U.S. President | 34,869 | 586 sq mi (1,518 km2) |
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| Lowndes County | 087 | Columbus | 1830 | Formed from Monroe County and Un-Organized | William Jones Lowndes, U.S. Representative from South Carolina | 59,779 | 502 sq mi (1,300 km2) |
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| Madison County | 089 | Canton | 1828 | Formed from Yazoo County | James Madison, fourth U.S. President | 95,203 | 719 sq mi (1,862 km2) |
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| Marion County | 091 | Columbia | 1811 | Formed from Amite, Franklin and Wayne Counties | Francis Marion, Revolutionary War general | 27,088 | 542 sq mi (1,404 km2) |
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| Marshall County | 093 | Holly Springs | 1836 | Formed from Monroe County | John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States who shaped the Supreme Court's power | 37,144 | 706 sq mi (1,829 km2) |
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| Monroe County | 095 | Aberdeen | 1821 | Formed from Un-Organized (Chickasaw Cession of 1816) | James Monroe, fifth U.S. President | 36,989 | 764 sq mi (1,979 km2) |
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| Montgomery County | 097 | Winona | 1871 | Formed from Carroll and Choctaw Counties | Richard Montgomery, Revolutionary War general | 10,925 | 407 sq mi (1,054 km2) |
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| Neshoba County | 099 | Philadelphia | 1833 | Formed from Jones, Madison, Rankin and Wayne Counties | Native American word for "gray wolf" | 29,676 | 570 sq mi (1,476 km2) |
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| Newton County | 101 | Decatur | 1836 | Formed from Neshoba County | Isaac Newton, English scientist | 21,720 | 578 sq mi (1,497 km2) |
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| Noxubee County | 103 | Macon | 1833 | Formed from Lowndes and Rankin Counties | Native American for "stinking water" | 11,545 | 695 sq mi (1,800 km2) |
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| Oktibbeha County | 105 | Starkville | 1833 | Formed from Lowndes County | Native American word for "bloody water" | 47,671 | 458 sq mi (1,186 km2) |
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| Panola County | 107 | Batesville | 1836 | Formed from Monroe and Washington Counties | Native American for "cotton" | 34,707 | 684 sq mi (1,772 km2) |
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| Pearl River County | 109 | Poplarville | 1890 | Formed from Hancock and Marion Counties | Pearl River | 55,834 | 812 sq mi (2,103 km2) |
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| Perry County | 111 | New Augusta | 1820 | Formed from Greene County | Oliver Hazard Perry, War of 1812 naval captain | 12,250 | 647 sq mi (1,676 km2) |
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| Pike County | 113 | Magnolia | 1815 | Formed from Marion County | Zebulon Pike, western explorer | 40,404 | 409 sq mi (1,059 km2) |
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| Pontotoc County | 115 | Pontotoc | 1836 | Formed from Monroe County | Native American for "land of hanging grapes" | 29,957 | 497 sq mi (1,287 km2) |
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| Prentiss County | 117 | Booneville | 1870 | Formed from Itawamba and Tishomingo Counties | Seargent Smith Prentiss, U.S. Representative from Mississippi | 25,276 | 415 sq mi (1,075 km2) |
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| Quitman County | 119 | Marks | 1877 | Formed from Coahoma, Panola, Tallahatchie and Tunica Counties | John A. Quitman, Governor of Mississippi | 8,223 | 405 sq mi (1,049 km2) |
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| Rankin County | 121 | Brandon | 1828 | Formed from Hinds County | Christopher Rankin, U.S. Representative from Mississippi | 141,617 | 775 sq mi (2,007 km2) |
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| Scott County | 123 | Forest | 1833 | Formed from Covington, Jones and Rankin Counties | Abram M. Scott, Governor of Mississippi | 28,264 | 609 sq mi (1,577 km2) |
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| Sharkey County | 125 | Rolling Fork | 1876 | Formed from Issaquena, Warren and Washington Counties | William L. Sharkey, Mississippi Supreme Court justice | 4,916 | 428 sq mi (1,109 km2) |
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| Simpson County | 127 | Mendenhall | 1824 | Formed from Copiah County | Josiah Simpson, first federal judge appointed in the state | 27,503 | 589 sq mi (1,526 km2) |
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| Smith County | 129 | Raleigh | 1833 | Formed from Covington, Jones and Rankin Counties | David Smith, Revolutionary War major | 16,491 | 636 sq mi (1,647 km2) |
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| Stone County | 131 | Wiggins | 1916 | Formed from Harrison County | John M. Stone, Governor of Mississippi | 17,786 | 445 sq mi (1,153 km2) |
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| Sunflower County | 133 | Indianola | 1844 | Formed from Bolivar County | Sunflower River | 29,450 | 694 sq mi (1,797 km2) |
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| Tallahatchie County | 135 | Charleston | 1833 | Formed from Washington and Yazoo Counties | Tallahatchie River | 15,378 | 644 sq mi (1,668 km2) |
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| Tate County | 137 | Senatobia | 1873 | Formed from DeSoto and Marshall Counties | Thomas Simpson Tate, the county's original settler | 28,886 | 404 sq mi (1,046 km2) |
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| Tippah County | 139 | Ripley | 1836 | Formed from Monroe County | Native American word for "cut off" | 22,232 | 458 sq mi (1,186 km2) |
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| Tishomingo County | 141 | Iuka | 1836 | Formed from Monroe County | Chief Tishomingo, Chickasaw leader | 19,593 | 424 sq mi (1,098 km2) |
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| Tunica County | 143 | Tunica | 1836 | Formed from Washington County and Un-Organized | Tunica Native Americans | 10,778 | 455 sq mi (1,178 km2) |
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| Union County | 145 | New Albany | 1870 | Formed from Lee, Pontotoc and Tippah Counties | Reunion of Confederacy with the United States | 27,134 | 416 sq mi (1,077 km2) |
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| Walthall County | 147 | Tylertown | 1912 | Formed from Marion and Pike Counties | Edward Walthall, U.S. Senator from Mississippi | 15,443 | 404 sq mi (1,046 km2) |
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| Warren County | 149 | Vicksburg | 1809 | Formed from Claiborne County | Joseph Warren, Revolutionary War general | 48,773 | 587 sq mi (1,520 km2) |
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| Washington County | 151 | Greenville | 1827 | Formed from Warren and Yazoo Counties | George Washington, first U.S. President | 51,137 | 724 sq mi (1,875 km2) |
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| Wayne County | 153 | Waynesboro | 1809 | Formed from Washington County (AL) | Anthony Wayne, Revolutionary War general | 20,747 | 810 sq mi (2,098 km2) |
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| Webster County | 155 | Walthall | 1874 | Formed from Chickasaw, Choctaw and Montegomery Counties (formerly Sumner County) | Daniel Webster, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and giant of Nineteenth Century politics | 10,253 | 423 sq mi (1,096 km2) |
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| Wilkinson County | 157 | Woodville | 1802 | Formed from Adams County | James Wilkinson, Revolutionary War general | 9,878 | 677 sq mi (1,753 km2) |
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| Winston County | 159 | Louisville | 1833 | Formed from Lowndes, Rankin, and Wayne Counties | Louis Winston, Mississippi Supreme Court justice | 19,198 | 607 sq mi (1,572 km2) |
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| Yalobusha County | 161 | Water Valley | 1833 | Formed from Monroe, Washington and Yazoo Counties | Native American for "tadpole place" | 12,678 | 467 sq mi (1,210 km2) |
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| Yazoo County | 163 | Yazoo City | 1823 | Formed from Hinds County | Yazoo Native Americans | 28,065 | 920 sq mi (2,383 km2) |
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Former counties[edit]
- Bainbridge (1823-1824): formed from Covington County and dissolved into Covington.
- Pearl (1872-1878): formed from Hancock and dissolved into both Hancock and Marion.
This list does not include counties now in Alabama.
References[edit]
- ^ "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". EPA.gov. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
- ^ a b Bureau of the Census, USA. "GeoHive - USA, Mississippi state population statistics". Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ a b National Association of Counties. "NACo - Find a county". Retrieved 2008-04-30.
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