Headnote
SIMPSON COUNTY, situated in the southerly part of Mississippi, with Pearl river on the west. Area, 550 square miles. Seat of justice, Westville. Pop. in 1830, 2,680; in 1840, 3,380; in 1850, 4,734. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Mississippi

Simpson County, Mississippi (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
SIMPSON COUNTY, situated in the southerly part of Mississippi, with Pearl river on the west. Area, 550 square miles. Seat of justice, Westville. Pop. in 1830, 2,680; in 1840, 3,380; in 1850, 4,734.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 332.
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