Place:Prentiss, Mississippi, United States

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NamePrentiss
Alt namesPrentisssource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates34.617°N 88.55°W
Located inMississippi, United States     (1870 - )
See alsoItawamba, Mississippi, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Tishomingo, Mississippi, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Mount Pleasant Cemetery ( 1867 - 2010 )
Inhabited place
Altitude
Baldwyn
Blackland
Blythes Chapel
Booneville
Burton
Bynum
Cairo
East Prentiss
Frankstown
Gaston
Geeville
Hazeldell
Hills Chapel
Hobo Station
Jumpertown
Lake City
Lebanon
Marietta
New Hope
New Site
Osborne Creek
Pisgah
Thrasher
Wheeler
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Prentiss County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2010, the population was 25,276. Its county seat is Booneville. Prentiss County is named for Seargent Smith Prentiss, a famous speaker and debater from Natchez, MS. (Seargent was his first name, not a military title).

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1836 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1870 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1870 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1870 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1870 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1870 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1872 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1870 9,348
1880 12,158
1890 13,679
1900 15,788
1910 16,931
1920 17,606
1930 19,265
1940 20,921
1950 19,810
1960 17,949
1970 20,133
1980 24,025
1990 23,278
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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~msprenti/

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