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Mississippi Counties
There are eighty counties in Mississippi. Two original counties were Adams County and Jefferson County (formerly Pickering) established in 1799Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Lauderdale County Education, Geography, and History
Lauderdale County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. Based on the 2010 census, the population was 80,261. The county seat
is Meridian. The county is named for colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812.
Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Etymology - Origin of Lauderdale County Name
Lauderdale is named for colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812
Demographics:
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Lauderdale County History
Lauderdale County was established December 23, 1833, while Charles Lynch was acting-governor. By the original act it embraced "all the territory within townships 5, 6, 7 and 8, of ranges 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19," and has an area of about 19 townships.
Lauderdale County, as recited in the establishing act, was named "in memory of Col. James Lauderdale, who fell in
battle at New Orleans". James Lauderdale, of Tennessee, a member of John Coffee's mounted brigade, was wounded in
the battle of Talladega during the Creek Wars and was killed in the night attack on the British below New Orleans on
December 23, 1814. The counties of Lauderdale in Alabama and Tennessee also were named for him. Marion undoubtedly
was named for General Francis Marion, for whom Marion County had been named in 1811. Marion Station derived its name
from the town of Marion.
Its early county seat was located at Marion until 1866; at Marion Station from 1866 to 1870; it was then removed to
Meridian, the present county seat. In addition to the old county seat of Marion, the towns of Alamutcha and
Daleville, and the villages of Sageville and Chunkeyville, were settled at a very early date in the history of the
county. All four towns are now extinct.
- Alamutcha was once an Indian village, situated not far from Kewanee.
- Daleville is now known as Lizelia, and was about ten miles northwest of Meridian; it was named for Gen. Sam Dale, who first settled there.
- A few miles distant is Cooper Institute, now known as Daleville.
Sageville was near the present station of Okatibbee; E.J. Rew and Abram Burwell were citizens of the old village. - Chunkeyville was absorbed by Chunkey Station, on the Alabama & Vicksburg railroad.
- Before the Civil war, Lauderdale Springs was a popular health resort.
Geography: Land and Water
As reported by the Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 715 square miles (1,853 km2), of which, 704
square miles (1,822 km2) of it is land and 12 square miles (30 km2) of it (1.65%) is water.
Neighboring Counties
Bordering counties are as follows:
- Kemper County (north)
- Sumter County, Alabama (east)
- Choctaw County, Alabama (southeast)
- Clarke County (south)
- Newton County (west)
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