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Perkins eventually owned 3,200 acres (1,300 ha) of land at the settlement and, by 1850, was Bolivar County's largest land owner and one of the United States' largest slaveholders. [3] Mound Landing had a post office as early as 1880. [4] In 1886, the population of Mound Landing was 50. [5]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 906 square miles (2,350 km 2), of which 877 square miles (2,270 km 2) is land and 29 square miles (75 km 2) (3.2%) is water. [5] It is the second-largest county in Mississippi by land area and fourth-largest by total area.
The land southwest of Beulah was owned by a Choctaw family in the 1830s. A series of lawsuits caused them to lose their land, and Charles Clark took ownership. Clark established the Doro Plantation during the late 1840s and early 1850s, which grew to over 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) and became the most prosperous slave-owning plantation in the region.
In 1851, three acres of land were purchased from McGuire for $1000 with a right-of-way to the river of 60 ft (18 m). In 1852, the county records were moved to Wellington, and it became the county seat. The town was laid out in 1856, and renamed "Prentiss", after Seargent Smith Prentiss, a Congressman from Mississippi and noted orator.
When Bolivar County was established in 1836, the first county seat was located at Bolivar. William Vick sold 5 acres (2.0 ha) of land to the county for $800, and it was then named Bolivar. The land was surveyed by B.M. Hines, who laid out the courthouse square, with town lots around it which were advertised for sale.
Pace is a town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 183. [3] The community is named after James Henry Pace, a planter and land owner in the region. [4]
Dahomy is an unincorporated community in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. [1] History.
Mound Bayou is a city in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States.The population was 1,533 at the 2010 census, [3] down from 2,102 in 2000. It was founded as an independent black community in 1887 by former slaves led by Isaiah Montgomery.
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