Leake County, MS

LEAKE COUNTY, situated in the central part of Mississippi. Area, 576 square miles. Seat of justice, Carthage. Pop. in 1840, 2,162; in 1850, 5,533. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Mississippi

Leake County, Mississippi (Hayward)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Leake County, Mi., c. h. at Carthage. Bounded N. by Atala co., E. by Neshoba, S. by Scott, and W. by Madison. Watered by Pearl River and tributaries.
John Hayward, Gazetteer of the United States of America… (Philadelphia: James L. Gihon, 1854), 426.

Leake County, Mississippi (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
LEAKE COUNTY, situated in the central part of Mississippi. Area, 576 square miles. Seat of justice, Carthage. Pop. in 1840, 2,162; in 1850, 5,533.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 186.
Name Type
Carthage, MS City or Town
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