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Jones County had mostly yeoman farmers and cattle herders, who were not slaveholders and had little use for a war over slavery. [citation needed] During the American Civil War, Jones County and neighboring counties, especially Covington County to its west, became a haven for Confederate deserters. [4] A number of factors prompted desertions.
Laurel is a city in and the second county seat of Jones County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census , the city had a population of 17,161. [ 4 ] Laurel is northeast of Ellisville , the first county seat, which contains the first county courthouse.
Ellisville is a town in and the first county seat of Jones County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 4,448 at the time of the 2010 census, [ 2 ] up from 3,465 at the 2000 census. The Jones County Courthouse is located here, as is much of the county government.
Formed from Bolivar County: Sunflower River: 24,468: 706.9 sq mi (1,831 km 2) Tallahatchie County: 135: Charleston, Sumner: TL: 1833: Formed from Washington and Monroe Counties and Unorganized: Tallahatchie River, from Choctaw for "river of the rock" 11,837: 652.2 sq mi (1,689 km 2) Tate County: 137: Senatobia: TA: 1873: Formed from DeSoto and ...
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The Laurel Micropolitan Statistical Area is a micropolitan statistical area (μSA) in southeastern Mississippi that covers two counties - Jasper and Jones. The 2010 census placed the Laurel micropolitan area population at 84,823, though as of 2019, estimates indicate the population has slightly decreased to 84,481. [1]
Sandersville is located in northeastern Jones County at (31.785455, -89.034572 U.S. Route 11 (Front Street) passes through the center of town, leading southwest 9 miles (14 km) to Laurel, the county's largest city, and northeast 10 miles (16 km) to Stafford Springs.
The Sound in Gautier, Miss., is an 8,000-seat amphitheater that is slated to open in April. The venue is part of a multipurpose complex that developed out of the defunct Singing River Mall, Friday ...