LOWNDES COUNTY, situated toward the south part of Alabama, with Alabama river on the north. Area, 1,600 square miles. Seat of justice, Lowndesborough. Pop. in 1830, 9,410; in 1840, 19,539; in 1850, 21,915.

LIMESTONE COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of Alabama, with Tennessee river on the south. Area, 575 square miles. Face of the country undulating; soil generally productive. Seat of justice, Athens. Pop. in 1820, 9,871; in 1830, 14,843; in 1840, 14,374; in 1850, 16.483.

LAWRENCE COUNTY, situated in the northerly part of Alabama, with Tennessee river on the north. Area, 725 square miles. Seat of justice, Moulton. Pop. in 1840, 13,313; in 1850, 15,258.

LAUDERDALE COUNTY, situated at the northwest comer of Alabama, with Tennessee river on the south. Area, 672 square miles. Face of the country, hilly; soil, productive. Pop. in 1820, 4,963; in 1830, 11,782; in 1840, 14,485; in 1850, 17,172.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, situated toward the northerly part of Alabama. Area, 1,040 square miles. Seat of justice, Elyton. Pop. in 1830, 6,865; in 1840, 7,131; in 1850, 8,989.

JACKSON COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of Alabama, and traversed by Tennessee river. Area, 975 square miles. Seat of justice, Bellefonte. Pop. in 1840, 15,715; in 1850, 14,088.

HENRY COUNTY, situated at the southeast comer of Alabama, with Chattahoochee river on the east. Area, 975 square miles. Seat of justice, Abbeville. Pop. in 1830, 2,638; in 1830, 3,955; in 1840, 5,787; in 1850 9,019.

GREENE COUNTY, situated toward the westerly part of Alabama, traversed by Black Warrior river, and bounded by Tombigbee river on the southwest. Area, 836 square miles. Face of the country generally hilly; soil on the bottom lands rich; in the other parts generally unproductive. Seat of justice, Eutaw. Pop. in 1820, 4,554; in 1830, 15,026; in 1840, 24,024; in 1850, 31,441.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, situated on the westerly boundary of Alabama, with Tennessee river on the north. Area, 648 square miles. Face of the country hilly and broken; soil productive. Seat of justice, Russellville. Pop. in 1820, 4,988; in 1830, 11,078; in 1840, 14,270; in 1850, 19,610.

DEKALB COUNTY, situated in the northeast part of Alabama. Area, 1,500 square miles. Face of the country mountainous and hilly, but level along the streams; soil varied. Seat of justice, Lebanon. Pop. in 1840, 5,929; in 1850, 8,245.