DeSoto County, MS

Headnote
De SOTO COUNTY, situated on the northerly boundary of Mississippi. Area, 925 square miles. Seat of justice, Hernando. Pop in 1840, 7,002; in 1850, 19,042. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Mississippi

DeSoto County, Mississippi (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
De SOTO COUNTY, situated on the northerly boundary of Mississippi. Area, 925 square miles. Seat of justice, Hernando. Pop in 1840, 7,002; in 1850, 19,042.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 105.
Date Type
Fire destroys Female College in Hernando, Mississippi Crime/Disasters
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