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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 ...
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 ...
The largest county is Baldwin (1,590 sq mi, 4,118 km 2) and the smallest is Etowah (535 sq mi, 1,386 km 2). [8] The Constitution of Alabama requires that any new county in Alabama cover at least 600 square miles (1,600 km 2) in area, effectively limiting the creation of new counties in the state. [9]
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-established as Sanford County on October 8, 1868, and renamed Lamar County on February 8, 1877. Covington County, Alabama. Renamed Jones ...
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, 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.
Vernon is a city in Lamar County, Alabama, United States.The city is the county seat of Lamar County, and previously served as the seat of its two predecessors, Jones County (not to be confused with Covington County), which briefly existed in 1867, and for Sanford County from 1868 until it was renamed Lamar in 1877.
It initially incorporated as the town of Jones Mill in 1909. It was named for the owner of the local grist mill. Four years later on November 4, 1913, the town was renamed as Roy for Roy Megargel, owner of the Gulf, Florida, and Alabama Railroad (GFA). The renaming was done on the condition that "Roy" would receive a rail line to the Town.