Place:Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, United States

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NameJefferson Davis
Alt namesJefferson Davissource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates31.567°N 89.817°W
Located inMississippi, United States     (1906 - )
See alsoCovington, Mississippi, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Lawrence, Mississippi, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Bassfield
Cantwell Mill
Carson
Clem
Deen
Double Churches
Gwinville
Hathorn
Haw Pond
Hebron
Lucas
Morris
Mount Carmel
Old Bassfield
Prentiss
Progress
Santee
Society Hill
Story
Terrell
Whitesand
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Jefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,487. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named after Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906.

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Date Event Source
1906 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1906 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1906 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1906 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1906 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1910 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1910 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1910 12,860
1920 12,755
1930 14,281
1940 15,869
1950 15,500
1960 13,540
1970 12,936
1980 13,846
1990 14,051
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