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Mississippi Counties
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Mississippi Counties
There are 82 counties in Mississippi. |
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Neshoba County, Mississippi
Neshoba County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Philadelphia
Year Organized: 1833
Square Miles: 570
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Court House: 401 Beacon Street
County Courthouse Ste- 107
Philadelphia, MS 39350-2954
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Neshoba is a Native American word meaning grey wolf.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Neshoba County was formed December 23, 1833, from the territory ceded by the Choctaw nation three years earlier, and
a desirable class of emigrants from the older states and the other parts of Mississippi came into the region at an early
day. It has a rich Indian history. The name “Neshoba” is an Indian word meaning “grey wolf.” The county is in the form
of a square, containing sixteen townships. On February 5, 1836, land was taken from it to form the present county of
Newton.
The county seat is Philadelphia located near the center of the county. Clerk of Chancery Court has divorce records,
probate records from mid 1850's (somewhat scattered); Clerk of Circuit Court has marriage records from the 1830s
through the present (though some were damaged by fires), and Land Records from 1836. The Philadelphia Public Library
has mortgage books and miscellaneous county records
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 572 square miles (1,481 kmē), of which, 570
square miles (1,476 kmē) of it is land and 2 square miles (4 kmē) of it (0.29%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Winston County (north)
- Kemper County (east)
- Newton County (south)
- Leake County (west)
Cities and Towns:
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- Philadelphia
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- Union |
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County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
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