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COPIAH COUNTY, situated toward the southwest part of Mississippi, with Pearl river on the northeast. Area, 900 square miles. Seat of justice, Gallatin. Pop. in 1830, 7,001; in 1840, 8,954; in 1850, 11,794. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Mississippi

Copiah County, Mississippi (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
COPIAH COUNTY, situated toward the southwest part of Mississippi, with Pearl river on the northeast. Area, 900 square miles. Seat of justice, Gallatin. Pop. in 1830, 7,001; in 1840, 8,954; in 1850, 11,794.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 93.
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