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Jones County, Alabama may refer to two former counties in the US state of Alabama: Covington County, Alabama. Renamed Jones County on August 6, 1868, the original name of Covington was restored two months later on October 10, 1868. Lamar County, Alabama. Established as Jones County on February 4, 1867, re-established as Sanford County on ...
Counties of Alabama Alabama counties (clickable map) Location State of Alabama Number 67 Populations Greatest: 662,895 (Jefferson) Least: 7,341 (Greene) Average: 76,246 (2023) Areas Largest: 1,590 sq mi (4,100 km 2) (Baldwin) Smallest: 535 sq mi (1,390 km 2) (Etowah) Average: 782 sq mi (2,030 km 2) Government County government Subdivisions cities, towns, unincorporated communities, census ...
Covington County was established on December 17, 1821. The Alabama state legislature changed the name to Jones County on August 6, 1868. Two months later on October 10, 1868, the original name was restored. [4] The county was declared a disaster area in September 1979 due to damage from Hurricane Frederic and again in October 1995 due to ...
Lamar County (formerly Jones County and Sanford County) is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census , the population was 13,972. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Vernon and it is a dry county . [ 2 ]
Jones County is the name of six counties in the United States: Jones County, Georgia; Jones County, Iowa; Jones County, Mississippi; Jones County, North Carolina; Jones County, South Dakota; Jones County, Texas; It was also the former name of two Alabama counties: Lamar County, Alabama. Established as Jones County on February 4, 1867, re ...
Jones Valley is an urbanized valley and region of Huntsville, Alabama. The community is bordered by Monte Sano Mountain and Green Mountain to the east and Waltons Mountain to the west. Jones Valley houses a variety of homes, ranging from mid-century houses to mountaintop estates. A park called Jones Farm Park sits adjacent to Carl T. Jones Drive.
Jones, originally Jones Switch, is an unincorporated community in Autauga County, Alabama, United States. [1] The name was officially shortened on May 1, 1903. The community has a post office , with postmasters appointed from 1878 to 2006.
Plantation founded by Joseph Gee, a native of Halifax County, North Carolina, circa 1816 in an Alabama River bend that retains his last name to the present. It passed to his nephews upon his death. They transferred it to their relative, Mark Harwell Pettway, also a native of Halifax County North Carolina, in 1845 in order to settle a $29,000 debt.