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Stone County, MississippiStone County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameStone is named for Governor of Mississippi John M. Stone. John Marshall Stone (April 30, 1830 – March 26, 1900) was an American politician from Mississippi who served longer as Governor of that state than anyone else, from 1876 to 1882 and again from 1890 to 1896. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryStone County was organized from the northern portion of Harrison by an act approved January 6, 1916, and was named in honor of John M. Stone, one of the ablest and most constructive governors following the reconstruction period. Wiggins, the county seat. GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 448 square miles (1,160 kmē), of which, 445
square miles (1,154 kmē) of it is land and 3 square miles (7 kmē) of it (0.60%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define
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And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
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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, act locally." |
