Lowndes County, MS

Headnote
LOWNDES COUNTY, situated on the cast boundary of Mississippi, and traversed by Tombigbee river. Area, 384 square miles. Seat of justice, Columbus. Pop. 1810, 3,169; in 1840, 14,513; in 1850, 19,544. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Mississippi

Lowndes County, Mississippi (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
LOWNDES COUNTY, situated on the cast boundary of Mississippi, and traversed by Tombigbee river. Area, 384 square miles. Seat of justice, Columbus. Pop. 1810, 3,169; in 1840, 14,513; in 1850, 19,544.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 199.
Residents in 1860
Name Type
Columbus, MS City or Town
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