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Lauderdale County
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MSGenWeb Lauderdale County
has moved! Please visit us at our new site at:
http://WWW.LauderdaleCoMS.Com
You'll find all
the old familiar information there as well as our latest
articles and genealogy information. See you there!
We're sorry
for any inconvenience this move may have caused.
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 Lauderdale
County, Mississippi
Lauderdale County was established on 23 December
1833. Named in honor of COL James Lauderdale, who
distinguished himself during the War of 1812, the county was a
thriving and prosperous concern until about the beginning of the
twentieth century when the population began a modest decline.
Occupying a land area of approximately 715 square miles, the
counties history was in agriculture, logging and the railroad
industry. In more recent times, the county has turned to
the medical industry and retail sales as the chief employers. |
 Adjacent
CountiesAs
illustrated, Lauderdale County lies on the eastern boundary of
the state of Mississippi, centrally located on the North-South
axis. The adjacent counties in Mississippi are
Kemper to the
North,
Neshoba is Northwest,
Newton in the West,
Jasper is
Southwest and
Clarke to the South. In Alabama, Lauderdale
County adjoins
Sumter in the Northeast and
Choctow in the
Southeast. Click on any of the adjacent county names
to access the appropriate MSGenWeb site for that county.
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Page Last Updated:
Sunday, 06-Jul-2008 08:50:37 MDT
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Lauderdale County
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