Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 175.
JONES COUNTY, situated in the southeasterly part of Mississippi. Area, 672 square miles. Seat of justice, Ellisville. Pop. in 1830, 1,471; in 1840, 1,258; in 1850, 2,164.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 172.
JASPER COUNTY, situated toward the southeasterly part of Mississippi. Area, 650 square miles. Seat of justice, Paulding. Pop. in 1840, 2,958; in 1850, 6,184.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 173.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, situated on the westerly boundary of Mississippi, on the easterly side of Mississippi river. Area, 630 square miles. Face of the country uneven; soil generally fertile. Seat of justice, Fayette. Pop. in 1810, 4,001; in 1820, 6,822; in 1830, 9,755; in 1840, 11,650; in 1850, 13,193.