Sumter County, AL

Headnote
SUMTER COUNTY, situated on the west boundary of Alabama, with Tombigbee and Little Tombigbee rivers on the east and northeast. Area, 1,200 square miles. Seat of justice, Livingston. Pop. in 1840, 29,937; in 1850, 22,250. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Alabama

Sumter County, Alabama (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
SUMTER COUNTY, situated on the west boundary of Alabama, with Tombigbee and Little Tombigbee rivers on the east and northeast. Area, 1,200 square miles. Seat of justice, Livingston. Pop. in 1840, 29,937; in 1850, 22,250.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 348.
Name Type
Andersonville, GA City or Town
Gainesville, AL City or Town
Livingston, AL City or Town
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