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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. The lack of food and supplies was demoralizing, while reports of poor conditions back home made the men fear for their families' survival.
Location of Jones County in Mississippi. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jones County, Mississippi. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Jones County, Mississippi, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...
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. It has the second county courthouse, as Jones County has two judicial districts.
The town is named for Powhatan Ellis, [3] a former U.S. senator for Mississippi who identified as a descendant of Pocahontas and her father, Chief Powhatan in Virginia. . Ellisville was designated as the county seat, and it became the major commercial and population center of Jones County through the early decades of development in the nineteenth
Sharon is in northeastern Jones County and is bordered to the north by Jasper County. It is 7 miles (11 km) north of Laurel, the largest city in Jones County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Sharon CDP has a total area of 8.6 square miles (22.2 km 2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km 2), or 0.20%, are water. [2]
Question: What local Jackson family is going to be on "Family Feud"? Answer: The Jones family. The Jones family is one of the latest to compete on the popular game show "Family Feud."
Soso is in northwestern Jones County at (31.754465, -89.274120 Mississippi Highway 28 passes through the center of town, leading southeast 5 miles (8 km) to U.S. Route 84 and northwest 10 miles (16 km) to Taylorsville .